Perfect Pitch by Alex Hayes

Author:Alex Hayes [Hayes, Alex]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781595730060
Publisher: Shaking the Tree Press
Published: 2019-07-27T16:00:00+00:00

Headlights flash across the driveway as Idris pulls up.

Finally! I close the front door and zip across the drive to the BMW.

The second I’m in the passenger seat, Idris pulls me into his arms. “God, Cadi, I’m sorry I’m so late.” Warm lips meet mine and sweet tingles spread from my chest as our crystals resonate.

I sense his love and my heart responds. “It’s not over yet,” I whisper.

He grins. “And the best is yet to come.”

The Thorny Rose is swathed in darkness when we arrive. Idris unlocks the back door and we head downstairs.

“Man, I’ve missed you.” He wraps his arms around me. “Happy Birthday, beautiful.”

His lips feel so good against my skin and my hormones start jumping.

“I’ve got something for you,” he murmurs.

I giggle. “I bet you do.”

He laughs into my neck as he nuzzles me. “That too, but…” He pulls away. His face turns serious as he holds out a small green box. “I bought you this for your birthday.”

My brow pinches as I take the gift. The box is hinged. I open it and gasp.

“Oh, Idris!” My mouth hangs open as I look up at him.

He smiles so wide his teeth all but fill his face.

“It’s…” A ring. “Beautiful! Stunning!” A round cut emerald sits amid a circle of tiny diamonds. These stones cannot be real. But somehow, I know they are.

Idris nudges me. “Put it on.”

“Oh my god. This must have cost a fortune.” I look at him. “Oh, Idris, I can’t possibly—”

He frowns. “You can possibly. And you will.” His eyes soften. “Seriously, Cadi.”

“But this is crazy.” How much did this cost him?

“Cadi, this isn’t crazy. The only thing that’s crazy is how much I love you. Dad fronted me the money against my advance from the record company.”

I gasp. “You got an advance? They signed you?”

He grins and nods.

Clutching the box, I throw my arms over his shoulders. “I’m so happy for you. God, we’ve so much to celebrate.”

He pushes me away, and says, eagerly, “Try it on.”

“But…”

“No, wait.” He takes the box out of my hand. “I’ll put it on.”

I bite my lip as he extracts the ring.

“Hold out your left hand.” He slips his palm under mine and slides the ring onto my ring finger. A perfect fit.

“Idris, you’ve just put your ring on my—”

“I know. It’s an engagement ring, Cadi.”

My eyes can’t pull away from the bright green gem resting on my finger. This is a promise. A commitment to spend the rest of our lives together. Not that I ever doubted we would, being bonded and all, but still, he’s asking me to…

My eyes narrow and doubt crowds in. “Aren’t you supposed to, sort of, ask me to… you know… to—”

He grips my fingers tightly. “Marry me, Cadi. Please.”

I can’t help staring at him, open-mouthed. His proposal—as uniquely Idris as it is—confounds me. “I…”

His eyes shine with anticipation, then worry. “Cadi?”

I laugh. “Of course I will. But aren’t we already, sort of… engaged?”

He lifts one shoulder. “Yeah, but I thought we ought to do the human thing too.

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