He chuckled, giving her a light kiss on the cheek. ‘Just a little bit of last-minute shopping. For you.’
‘I don’t believe it! For me?’ She stared up at him. ‘Well, as long as it’s only something small.’
‘Oh it’s something small, all right.’ He brought out the little blue box and, without warning, dropped to one knee. ‘I know how big on tradition you are, so . . .’
‘What? What are you doing?’ she gasped, her expression one of complete bafflement. ‘Don’t tell me that’s . . . You can’t afford—’
‘I sold the bike,’ he said, and at his words something changed in her expression.
‘What? No! Gary, you love that bike.’
‘Yeah, but I love you even more, and I figured that all this – the trip back here, a return to the scene of the crime – was as good a way as any to convince you.’
‘There really was no need. You know we’ve got past all that now and . . .’ Her eyes sparkled and her words were giddy. ‘You really sold the bike – just for me?’
‘Yep.’
Sean and the boys thought he was mad, but Gary didn’t care so much about what the boys thought any more. Rachel was the most important thing in his life, and he wanted to make sure she knew he didn’t take her forgiveness for granted. It had taken her a long time to let him back into her life after what had happened, and now he wanted her to know exactly how much she meant to him. And, more than that, he wanted to give her the proposal she deserved.
‘So what do you think, Rachel?’ he asked. ‘Will you marry me?’
‘You know, Daisy would just love this,’ she laughed. ‘Just wait till I tell her and Terri, and Ethan too. They won’t be able to believe—’
‘Rach?’ The ground was damp, his joints were starting to strain a bit from crouching and people were staring, but Gary didn’t care. All he was interested in at that moment was her answer. ‘You’re killing me here. Yes or no?’
Rachel looked at the ring box in Gary’s palm, before her gaze rested on his face.
She shook her head. ‘Gary Knowles,’ she said, smiling, ‘by now, you of all people should know that a girl would never say no to something from Tiffany’s.’
Table of Contents
Also by Melissa Hill
About the Author
Title Page
Acknowledgements
Dedication
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Epilogue