Diamonds and Champagne
Chapter 24 He picked up the ring and tenderly took Nat by the hand, then led her to the cot. "Sit down," he told her, and when she complied, he went back down on his knee. With a sigh, he tried to formulate the appropriate words, though he had a hard time gazing into her eyes as he attempted to make a serious proposal. Her little hand felt so cold in his own large, sweaty one. "Natalie Blanchard, will you marry me?" There, he said it, short and sweet; but when a strange silence elapsed, Chris looked up into his intended's face with alarm. After all this effort, would Nat dare to turn him down? Again tears brimmed along her eyes, but her mouth soon turned up in a smile of delight. Nat lurched forward and brought her arms around his neck to give him a forceful hug. Chris continued
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