The Complete Lake Series by AnnaLisa Grant

Author:AnnaLisa Grant
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
ISBN: AnnaLisaGrant.TheLakeSeries
Publisher: AnnaLisa Grant
Published: 2013-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

I open my eyes and find my hand resting on the pillow right in front of my face. I smile as I’m greeted by the sparkle of the engagement ring Will gave me just a week ago. It really is the most beautiful ring I’ve ever seen. It was Claire’s grandmother’s wedding ring. When Will told me that, I think I cried harder than when he proposed. The white gold setting has five diamonds set across it, with a woven pattern along the front and back. It is exquisite and unlike anything I’ve ever seen. I couldn’t love it more.

I was shocked at Will’s proposal. I mean, I’ve known for a long time that Will and I are going to get married one day, I just thought he’d wait a bit longer before making it official. But, proposal now, or proposal later, there was only one answer I could give him. And even though I starting crying uncontrollably, I was able to squeak out a resounding yes.

So much for making the next 18 months as uneventful as possible!

Will is asleep again on the floor next to the couch where I am stretching myself awake. We stayed up to watch the ball drop in Time Square and all the festivities unfold. A few of our favorite bands were playing, and there were awkward on-air proposals, along with the continued training of Ryan Seacrest who will one day take over the whole event from Dick Clark. We ate junk food and toasted with Luke and Claire to a promising New Year.

I lay there watching Will sleep, recalling how I spent my last New Year’s Eve. Caroline ambushed my solo plans and made the night so much better than it would have been. That was the night she told me about being adopted and how she, more than anyone else, knew what it was like to have to win Gregory Meyer’s favor. It was her reassurance of Will’s love for me in the midst of my confusion that was the first major step in bringing Will and me back together.

I take a final stretch and move strategically off the couch, careful not to wake Will. I make a quiet, but quick, trip upstairs to brush my teeth and pull my hair up into a ponytail and then make my way back to the kitchen to put on a full pot of coffee. When I close the fridge I’m startled to see Eliana standing there. And while she looks relaxed, young, and happy, she also seems a bit nervous.

She and Wes had what I’m assuming is their first date last night and it appears she never went home. She’s wearing one of Wes’ trademark plaid button-up shirts and an uncontrollable smile.

“Good morning!” I say cheerily.

“Good morning, Layla. I…uh…” she stammers.

“It’s ok, Eliana. I’m guessing you had fun last night?”

“It’s not what it looks like. We didn’t…I didn’t…I would never…we just slept.”

“Oh…well that’s fine, too. Believe me, I understand the value of just simply being close to someone like that.

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