Office Crush Gone Wrong

on arrived at my place

calm, while I was the

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ing the meal, Carson kept pouring wine and passing a

us sat in the living room

s about to begin. The quest

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miled an

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e known tonight's dinner wasn't jus

t think I didn't know. I'm just asking because I'm worried you might want t

had to bring that up

less than two months! Asking about

ing my fingers, feeling embarrasse

warm hand gen

l of tenderness. "I've been ready to spend my lif

promise, or

but I just stared at hi

ughing, repeatedly

they practically pl

hoice, based on

ghborhood over so I could

nder my name, as one

of kids?

urced, and I could keep

d my parents couldn't have been more

reminding him to come over

and asked, "When did yo

affectionate. "The first time I saw you, I

passed sweetl

ention marr

versation in my house didn't count. Without a ri

nder-was he maybe ha

I stayed over

and said he wanted to take me shopping

to sound casual as I asked, "Wha

halantly, "You'l

o propose to me officially? N

ent, trying to play it

d I arrived at the grand banq

of the newlyweds at the en

nicely just to attend Sy

t's just a courtesy. Wher

in mind, I realized, feeli

, I also felt a strange sense of joy,

uet, the newlyweds

"Wishing you eternal happin

wedding dress,

oulders. "You're still as funny as ever. Thank you for yo

at me, leavi

t, Carson held my hand as we

himmered, and the moonlight was hazy, with a

moon is beaut

o tuck a few stray strands of hair be

ot catch

s lukewarm response, so I repeate

ook at me, nod

moon

now. The moon is

nt, a flush creepi

t the hint? What w

myself, forgetting all about roman

fort me, instead, he led

balloon heart greeted us, with rose

an enchanted forest, as if we ha

suddenly, our friends and colleag

knelt on one knee, "Emma

d, allowing him to slip

ms, wrapping my arms aroun

sky, softened as he whispered,

smile in this moment more beaut

I was grateful that he was by my side no