Chapter 593

I gaze at Sarah’s flawless, happy face and smile at the radiance I see reflected at me. Marcus surprised everyone by proposing to Sarah, rather publicly, at her birthday bash, which Jake organized for me as a thank you to Sarah for being my friend. The proposal was beautiful, and I admit that Marcus is right for her. Sarah was bowled over, not only by my public appreciation of ‘the girl who loved me when no one else did and persevered anyway’ but the sheer spontaneity of Marcus’s proposal. She didn’t see it coming at all. None of us did, except maybe Jake. I’m sure Marcus had a few whispered conversations with Jake to organize the whole thing.
“Okay!” Sarah turns to me and takes a deep breath. “Ready?” She holds out an arm to me bossily, the only one who seems to be organizing things today, and I tilt my head with a final breath. I don’t feel any nerves or inner doubts I’d been expecting to sweep over me when this moment arrived. Instead, I feel impatient knowing he’s out there waiting, picturing those devastating green eyes smiling back at me and his unbelievably kissable mouth.
“Feels like I’ve been waiting for this for an eternity.” I smile and allow my best friends to guide me from the room, one on each arm, out into the hallway. They pick up my dress to avoid catching it on the door.