Daxton 

I barely slept a wink last night. And no, it wasn’t because I had those nightmares that always made me feel like snapping someone in half. It was because of the excitement that chanted inside of me. 

My heart soared with so much joy that I fired an email to HR, demanding the immediate and permanent implementation of a twenty-percent salary increase for every employee. 

When I looked into Verena’s eyes and talked about marriage, there was this tiny flicker of fear inside of me. What if she said no? Or she doesn’t want to get married? Or she brought up another reason like ‘babies.’ 

But then she defused...