“You’ve changed my life.” Breathing deep, he shifts away from me, taking my hand in his and falling to his knee. “I’m a better man because of you.”
“Tristan,” I say shakily. I’m trembling and I swear my heart is in my throat. What is he doing?
Oh my God, I think I know what he’s doing.
“I never thought this would happen to me. I didn’t believe in relationships. I didn’t think I would ever find a woman I wanted to date exclusively, let alone spend the rest of my life with.”
I press my lips together so I don’t do something humiliating. Like start crying.
“I know we’ve been together for only a short amount of time, but I was told a long time ago that when you know, you know. And Alexandria, I know.” He pulls out a small black box from the front pocket of his jeans, pops it open and holds it out toward me. “I love you. Will you be my wife?”
The tears flow freely, raining down my cheeks, making me sniff unattractively. I’m sure I look a mess but how else could I react? This is totally unexpected. “Yes,” I whisper. “Yes, I’ll be your wife Tristan.”
He waves the box at me. “Do you like the ring?”
It’s simple, a round diamond with a plain band. The diamond is—large. But this is Tristan after all, so I expect nothing less. “It’s beautiful.”
He rises to his feet, pulls the ring out of the box and takes my left hand, slipping the ring on my finger. “Perfect,” he says, his gaze lifting to meet mine.
“You’re crazy.” I wave my fingers, the ring sparkling in the light.
“Why?”
“We’ve only been going out for a few months. What are our friends going to say?”
“The majority of them know about my plans so they’ll say congratulations,” he says smugly.
“You.” I sock him gently in the shoulder when he tosses the empty box onto a nearby chair. “Seriously. Aren’t we moving a little too fast?”
“When it comes to you, angel, nothing is too fast. I’m not going to act like that asshole Mr. Big who wasted too much time when he should’ve just been with Carrie.”
Oh, he’s talking about SATC again. He knows just how to get to my heart. Except…
“You’re not a Big fan?”
“Hell, no.” He looks sheepish. “I prefer Aidan.”
“Eww!” I sock him on the shoulder again, harder this time, and he grabs hold of me, hauling me in close. “Aidan is yuck. Too boring. I prefer a guy with an edge.”
“You don’t say?” Tristan says, making me laugh. “Big is an asshole.”
I pluck at the front of his shirt, his intoxicating scent surrounding me. “I’m kind of partial to assholes.”
“Thank Christ,” he mutters. “Hey. Look at me.”
I do as he asks, my once again tear-filled gaze meeting his. This moment is—huge. I can’t believe he wants to marry me. I can’t believe how much my life has changed in such a short amount of time—all because of this man. “I love you. You love me. We belong together. It’s as simple as that.”
I’m full on grinning now as I blink away my tears. “Can that be our wedding vows?”
He leans in, his mouth close to mine. “Whatever you want, Ali, I’ll work my damn hardest to give it to you,” Tristan murmurs just before he kisses me.
I know without a doubt that he will.
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To the ladies from Sex and the City: Who would’ve thought all those years ago when I religiously watched you every Sunday night on HBO, that I would end up using one of my all time favorite shows almost as a secondary character in my book? Thanks to YouTube for having all those memorable clips so readily available.
To my husband and children: Thanks for putting up with me when I work all the damn time. I love you.
I never thought I could love the other boys as much as I loved Shep but Tristan did it. I love him most of all. I hope you do too.
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Copyright 2015 by Monica Murphy
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Table of Contents
Title Page
Books by Monica Murphy
About Slow Play
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
THE RULES series
NEVER TEAR US APART
Acknowledgements
Copyright Notice
Monica Murphy, Slow Play
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