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Chapter 492 Too perfect to be real
After the shock of almost losing the ring, Nate's energy disappeared altogether. He changed clothes, took a shower, and sat back next to Lara on the sofa.
He still wasn't in the mood for bathing in the pool, but the relief was causing him funny reactions. He wanted to hug her tight, then tell her everything, and hug her again. But he couldn't just follow his instincts.
«We chose this together,» he said, in the end. «The twins and I. Well, more or less... Scarlet was more focused on other things, but she did agree with us.»
«Oh, wait... That day she came home with that heart-shaped sapphire,» Lara remembered. «I was wondering what got into you. Now, I can guess how things went.»
He nodded, confirming his suspicions. He had walked into a jewellery shop to buy a ring, and his little girl had asked for a shiny stone. It wasn't the first time it happened either.
«Just if you're angry about that, I checked the prices a couple of days ago. Sapphires are gaining price on the market, so our daughter has the right eye for investment stones,» he said, nodding his head like a proud father.
«She just likes what is shiny,» Lara pointed out.
Scarlet wouldn't allow them to sell that stone. She liked it so much that she had put it in a special place on her desk. She was planning to fill the desk with other rocks. But, for the moment, no one dared buy her any.
«She didn't choose a fake but shining stone,» Nate continued, settled on defending his daughter. He was the one buying gems, so it was his fault.
«Did she say anything about the ring?» Lara continued.
«Nothing in particular. She agreed with Jaden. He said you would like it, so I believed him.»n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om
«I see... You're so lucky to have kids helping you out. How would you have done without them?» Lara said, a joking grin on her lips.
«I know,» Nate replied, but his was no joke. He was serious.
The pups knew more about Lara than he did. And, even more, they had seen their mommy in a different light than anyone else. He could ask them anything, and they would know the answer.
«I have the impression we're doing something wrong,» he said, then. «Talking about it like this... It's not supposed to be this way, is it?»
«We're doing things in the wrong order,» Lara explained. «But it's okay. And it's not the first time.»
«Somehow, feels nice to talk with you, Lara. If only I had the chance to propose earlier, you would have been surprised.»
«There's no need for any surprise,» she said. «Surprises are overrated.»
«So, you won't pretend anymore?»
«No, I'll just be myself. When you decide to ask that question, Nate.»
«And what will you reply?»
«You're asking me now?»
«Just curious. My side of the surprise was ruined, so it's only fair if I hear about your side. Isn't it better?»
«To tell you my answer before you ask the question? No way!»
«Come on,» he tried, tilting his head. «Just tell me if it's early and I'll wait. Okay?»
«I won't say anything!» she rebuked. Unbelievable!
How could a shy and clumsy Alpha become so shameless in a matter of seconds? He wanted the reply without the question so that he knew whether to ask!
What kind of situation was that?
«So, I don't have any other choice,» he said with a solemn tone.»
She straightened her back, ready for an attack. How was he going to extort a confession? With kisses, daring caresses? Tickling her until surrender?
«I'll have to ask you,» he said, succeeding in his prior intention: surprising her.
She blinked, not moving a muscle in fear of misunderstanding what he truly wanted to say.
But Nate opened the box, took out the ring, and offered it to her. He even knelt in front of the sofa.
«I've thought about asking you this for the whole day,» he said. «But no moment seemed enough. No place was as special as I wished it to be. And then, now, I realised there is no special place. No perfect moment. Nothing can be enough to express what I feel for you.»
Her red cheeks showed him the right path. So, even though cheesy, he was doing it right. Expressing his feelings before asking her seemed good.
Next was just to find the courage for that question.
His throat hurt, but he forced the words out. He couldn't allow his embarrassment to ruin the moment.
«Lara Clayton, would you like to marry me?»
His mate stared back, her mouth open and her brain broken.
She was supposed to answer, and she had always known that answer. But she needed a couple of seconds to retake control over her tongue.
«I... I do,» she said. «I do want to marry you, Nate Woods.»
As if not expecting her reply, Nate widened his eyes. She had accepted! She said yes!
They could be a family and live together forever.
They could have as many honeymoons as they wished, and the pups would grow up with both parents by their side.
Everything else didn't matter.
He let the ring slip on her finger, and Lara could finally see the ring her family had selected for her.
«Beautiful,» she said, amazed by the shade of sunrise. Pink and orange fused together, making the small stone shine in a different way depending on the angle. It wasn't as heavy as to be in the way of daily life, which made it just perfect for her.
«I liked it so much,» she said, pulling Nate's hands so that he sat next to her.
She moved forward and kissed his lips, signing her part of their promise: they would get married. They would be husband and wife.
The family she had always dreamt of had never been closer to reality. She didn't need much more to be happy.
It was too perfect to be real.