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The Thai food sat on the counter, forgotten and growing cold.
Aria and Damien sat on the couch in silence. His arm was around her shoulders. Her head rested against his chest. She could hear his heartbeat, steady and strong.
A proposal. He'd actually proposed.
After two weeks.
Because she was pregnant.
It was the most insane thing anyone had ever suggested to her. And yet, sitting here in his arms, it didn't feel insane at all.
"You're thinking too loud," Damien said quietly. "I can practically hear your brain spinning."
"You just asked me to marry you."
"I did."
"After knowing me for two weeks."
"Yes."
"Because I'm pregnant."
He shifted, turning her to face him. His gray eyes were serious. Intense.
"No," he said firmly. "Not just because you're pregnant. I won't lie and
