Chasing You (Love Wanted in Texas 5)

My heart felt as if it was fluttering about in my chest. Is this really happening to me?

“So? Is there one you

like?”

My lip was going to be bruised and swollen by the time I picked out a ring. “Um,” was all I could respond with as Grayson stood there with a goofy grin on his face.

The moment our eyes caught, I couldn’t help but smile. “I can’t pick,” I said with a giggle.

With a smile that melted my panties, Grayson said, “Close your eyes.”

Snapping my eyes shut, I held my breath.

Grayson’s hot breath near my ear caused me to jump. “Breathe, baby.”

Letting out the breath I was holding, it felt good to take a moment after all the stress from work the last few weeks.

My entire body came to life as Grayson took my hand in his.

“Open your eyes, Meg.”

Slowly opening my eyes, I took in a shaky breath as I looked at Grayson down on one knee. A beautiful princess-cut diamond was in his hand as he cleared his throat. “Meagan, will you do me the honor of becoming my wife?”

Everything about this moment was perfect. It felt spontaneous and real. It was Grayson reacting to his feelings, and that was more romantic to me than if he had planned some elaborate proposal.

Nodding my head, a sob escaped from my lips as I whispered, “Yes.”

Grayson slipped the ring onto my finger and stood. His arms twisted around me as he lifted me up while pressing his lips to mine. The entire store erupted into cheers as we got lost in our kiss.

Grayson set me down and gently wiped my tears from my face. “I love you, Meg. More than you’ll ever know.”

“I love you too. So very much.”

“Dare I say that was the most romantic thing I’ve ever seen!” the saleslady said as she clapped her hands in front of us.

Grayson frowned and said, “I could have made that better.”

With a shake of my head, I looked deeply into his eyes. “No . . . it was beautiful. Perfect. So very perfect.”

Still lost in each other’s eyes, the sales lady took my hand and checked the fit of the ring. “My goodness. It fits like a glove, like it was meant to be!”

“It was,” I whispered as I glanced down to the ring. It was breathtaking and I couldn’t wait to tell the girls and my parents.

Oh. God.

My parents.

“That look of horror can only mean one thing.”

I swallowed hard. “My parents.”

Grayson shuddered as I giggled. “I should have asked your dad’s permission first.”

The sales lady quickly stepped between us. “In the meantime, shall we go ahead and wrap up this purchase?”

Grayson and I looked at her as if she had lost her damn mind. It was obvious she was more concerned with the sale over the fact that my father was most likely going to flip a gasket when he found out I was marrying a man they didn’t even know I was dating. Everything had been going so well with Grayson, and I knew the moment I told my parents, my father would be on the first flight out to check out Grayson and scare him away.

Grayson took out his wallet and handed her his American Express card. “Talk to me, Meg.”