Chapter 1 – Yes
Tuesday Evening, August 5th, 2014
Adornetto’s Italian Restaurant, Zanesville, Ohio
“Yes Mel, I’ll marry you!”
I slipped the ring I’d picked out onto Dana’s finger and then stood and tugged her from her chair and into my arms as Hannah beamed at the two of us. “I love you Dana.”
Her eyes sparkled with excited tears, “I love you too!”
I kissed her softly but quickly and then pulled her in for a long hug. Time just seemed to stand still while I held her.
All too soon, I had to let her go. Once we were settled back at the table, Hannah discreetly disappeared back into the kitchen.
Dana looked down at her dessert plate, “I don’t know what to say or even where to start...”
“You said the most important thing; yes.”
“When...how long have you been planning this?”
I smiled
