“Shall I take you inside? It seems like I need to explain a few things, huh?”

I got up off of my knees and brushed the grass off of them.

“Yeah, I think you do,” she said with a chuckle.

“Okay, you ready?” I asked her as I slipped one arm under her knees and the other around her back.

“Yup,” she replied, while popping the p, then placed her arms around my neck.

“I love you always,” she said as she rested her head on my shoulder.

“Forever be mine,” I replied, before kissing the top of her head.

I carried her into our new home, ready to tell...