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Oh, I'm so proud of her! Yay!

Joy surged through her. His declaration of love and proposal were wonderful. But more than anything, that little question showed evidence that he had changed. He cared about what she wanted and he was making a point to seek her opinion rather than assuming she would go along with his plans.

Good!

Then he leaned in and lowered his lips to hers. The sweet kiss held all the promises she wanted to make, all the things she had hoped for, but didn't dare believe could be hers.

Jake broke the kiss but came back for another. And another. When he finally pulled away and released her from his arms, they were both flushed and breathless.

Good!

Fear washed over him, but Jake forced it away. Now was the time. He was ready to lay out his love for her to see, ready to risk rejection again. The chance of winning her heart was worth it. And this time, he was going to be perfectly clear about all of his intentions. Even if she said no at the end, he was going to do this right. Gathering every ounce of his courage and love, Jake reached for her.

GOOD.

Just the thought that this kind, intelligent, beautiful woman chose to walk at his side was enough to bring Jake to his knees in thankfulness.

Good! And more apologizing!

These two are more merciful than I can imagine.

His hand slid around the back of her neck and he gently pulled her closer.

The moment their lips touched would be forever etched in his memory. The kiss was everything he could have hoped for. Her lips were soft and warm on his. She tensed for a moment but relaxed into his embrace as he moved his lips on hers. Jake knew he should pull away, but he couldn't make any effort to do so. He was sinking further into the

"I'm not a damsel in distress, Jake. I'm sure I've blown the situation out of proportion and those men won't even be around so late in the evening. I'll be fine."

You're so stupid. Take the man with you. You're going to get murdered, FFS.

He feeds her a bite of his soup and that makes him sexually excited. I know this is a Christian romance, but... come on. Surely we can do a bit better?

A few days ago she would have spilled her fears about the men to him. But now she just wanted to get home without any incidents.

TELL HIM.