I look at my boss. He stares at me. “All this time, I have seen you as an employee, an ally and as a lover. This morning I have also realized that you are something more. You are my friend, my equal. Two things I have never sought nor accepted from anyone before now,” my boss says as I begin to hyperventilate.
Mr. Peak stands up. He lifts me to my feet. My boss drops to one knee and takes my hand. He reaches into his pocket and pulls out a ring. I begin to cry. He places the ring on my finger.
“Sarah. I am nothing without you. This pier is where my dreams began so many years ago. Begin a new dream with me now. Sarah. Will you marry me?”
I cry. I can’t get the words out of my mouth. “Yes. Yes, Sir!”
My boss lifts me up and hugs me. He gives me a kiss and whispers into my ear, “Call me Ryan.”