Chapter 294 Will You Marry Me?

• Aidan and Emily sat together on the couch. It had been two days since their return to California, and the sense of home was beginning to settle into their bones. Audrey was fast asleep upstairs, the peaceful hum of her breathing barely audible through the baby monitor on the coffee table.
• Aidan’s heart raced as he sat there, his hand resting on Emily’s knee, her fingers lightly brushing over his. He had been turning this moment over and over in his mind, trying to find the perfect words, but now that he was here, those rehearsed speeches seemed distant and unnecessary. What mattered was what he felt—what he had always felt for her.
• Emily, sitting beside him in her casual grey sweater and leggings, looked serene, her hair loosely tied back, her soft smile warming the room. She leaned her head on his shoulder, exhaling contentedly. “I could get used to this,” she murmured, her voice soft, almost like a whisper. “It feels like… everything’s finally fallen into place.”