My eyes watched him run his tongue on his luscious lips and without breaking our gaze, he continued. "She can smack me in the head without thinking twice. She looks at me in the eyes without hesitation or fear. She makes me laugh even without trying. Emerald is the only person in the world who made me rethink of my missed opportunities in life. And someday, I want to find those missed opportunities with her and make her a part of it. Every single one of them."
Then came the piercing silence from our audience as they watch us with liquid brimming on their eyes... well, the maids looked like they were about to cry but Marcus's dad and Warren were just stunned and Ruth remained disinterested as she sipped on her cup of tea as if Marcus did not say a word.
Marcus's hand ran through my hair a
