Forever

Which was adorned with a brand-new diamond that was threatening to break the heart he didn’t know he had.

Because no sooner were the words out of her mouth, then Vincent knew.

Knew that there was no way he was letting Jill Henley walk away from him. Walk away from them, and what they had.

Whatever that was.

He only knew that the thought of her moving away…

… It felt like he couldn’t breathe.

“Sweetie, if you’d spent your entire life silently wanting—desperately wanting—someone to love you, and never having that gift even offered—would you know how to give it?”