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Hailey felt a lump in her throat at the poetry of his words His sincerity and love shone down at her ‘Well, in that case,’ she whispered, her voice husky with barely contained tears, ‘I’d like very much to marry you’

Callu a htly as a thought crossed hiswith another man who has a son doesn’t freak you out any more? Because you know if you take me on, that means you take us both on’

‘Of course,’ Hailey said, hurt that he felt he even had to mention it ‘I love Tom, Callum’

‘Even knowing he’s not out of the woods yet? Knowing that he could relapse at any tiood?’

Hailey sed, terrified at the very thought that so all that I can’t livewonderful because of so that could maybe one day happen ‘

‘My sentiments exactly’

‘I’h, Callum That’s just me But I know he’s a little boy who just wants to live his life I’ll try and not be obsessive about it but you’re going to have to help me’

He nuzzled her hair ‘Well, that’ll be two of us on edge, then,’ heyou to keep everything in perspective’ He found the thought that she would lean on hi ‘Maybe we can be each other’s brakes?’

She lifted her face to him and smiled ‘Sounds like a deal’

‘But you have to know,’ he said, his fingers stroking her cheeks, ‘if it happens it’s not anything you’ve done It’s just life, it’s unfair and no one is to blaether’

Together She liked the sound of that ‘Oh, Callum, where have you been all my life? I love you so much’

He dropped a kiss on herfor ainst her mouth

‘I thought you’d never ask,’ she whispered, pressing herself against hi his kisses sweep her away to a happily ever after