“Hi, Da.”
“Hello, son, and who is this pretty lady?” Dad asked, catching sight of Maggie.
I gestured a hand in Maggie’s direction and smiled.
“Da, this is Maggie Sanders. We just got engaged. I found the woman I want to spend the rest of my life with.”
“Nice one, son,” he said, giving me an approving wink. “Learn from my mistakes and treasure the love of a good woman.”
“I will, Da. This one will never doubt the depth of my love for her.”
I was glad to be back in Belfast for a little while. For once, it felt like I was part of a loving family, and I liked that feeling. I couldn’t wait for our wedding, when all six MacBride boys would be back together.
Maggie and I had talked about living in either California or Ireland after we married. We eventually decided to live in both places, depending on my filming schedule and her book tour schedule.
No matter what happened or where we resided, I knew I would love my soon-to-be wife forever and that I was one lucky guy for meeting her in that building on the day she needed me to save her from her horrible ex and stepsister.
I would always treat her as the very real love of my life because that was exactly what she was to me.
THE END