Ella:

Still snuggling against his warm chest I was lost in the moment until I heard him say, “Babygirl, I wanted to speak to you about something”

“I know what you’ve been wanting to speak to me about...(I blushed until my cheeks became red) I’d like to marry you, James”

His hand suddenly stopped caressing my arm, shocked, he turned me around to face him, and disbelievingly asked, “You what!?”

Suddenly remembered he did not like me addressing him by his first name and reiterated, “I have had quite some time to think about this decision Mr. Holt, and…(stammering) andd I dunno what took me so long to make up...