Staring at Ryan as he knelt on one knee before me, my eyes welled with tears.
He held out a ring, his gaze filled with pure sincerity.
"Stella, I've waited ten long years for this day.
"Those brief moments when our paths crossed might have seemed like mere seconds to you,
"but to me, they were ten thousand moments of falling in love.
"Stella, marry me and never leave my side, okay?"
I covered my face, but my tears continued to flow uncontrollably.
My marriage to Jackson had been nothing but a cold, lifeless formality. There hadn't even been a proposal.
But Ryan was showing me what it truly felt like to be loved and cherished.
Later that day, Ryan held me close and shared many secrets I had never known.
It turned out that our very first encounter was when we were just ten years ol
