“I’ve never loved anyone before, Brianna. In my whole life there’s been no one but you. So I’ll treasure you. I swear it. And if you’d just—”

“Oh, be quiet, will you,” she said between laughter and tears, “so I can say yes.”

“Yes?” He plucked her off the bed again, stared into her eyes. “No making me suffer first?”

“The answer’s yes. Just yes.” She put her arms around him, laid her head on his shoulder. And smiled. “Welcome home, Grayson.”