Too Late To Love Me I Already Left With His Twins (Lydia and Dave) novel Chapter 317

I didn’t even hesitate. “Yes.”

His eyebrows lifted slightly. “Yes?”

“Yes.” I laughed through the tears. “Yes, yes. Obviously yes.”

The smile that broke across his face was one I knew I would remember forever. He stood almost immediately, and I barely had time to wipe my cheeks before he leaned down and kissed me. It wasn’t rushed or demanding. It was so gentle that, for a moment, I felt like I was something fragile in his hands, like I was precious. His hands rested carefully against me, his touch soft and deliberate, and the tenderness of it made my heart ache in the strangest, sweetest way.

I closed my eyes, completely caught up in the moment, and somehow forgot how to breathe. Completely. I was so lost in it that I didn’t realize I had stopped taking proper breaths until he pulled back slightly. “Lydia.”

I blinked.

He smiled. “Lydia.”

“What?”

“You need to breathe.”

My eyes widened. “Oh my God.” I immediately covered my face, and he laughed. I could feel heat rushing into my cheeks. “Gosh. I’m so embarrassed.”

“Why?”

“I don’t know.” I shook my head. “I’m not usually this…” I gestured vaguely, searching for the word. “Lustful?”

His eyebrows lifted.

I groaned. “Don’t make it worse.”

“I’m not.”

“It was just this time.”

“Of course.”

“Don’t agree like that.”

He laughed and kissed my forehead. “You’re adorable.”

“I hate you.”

“No, you don’t.”

Unfortunately, I didn’t. I smiled despite myself.

He slipped the ring onto my finger, and it fit perfectly. I stared at it for a moment before looking back at him. “Seriously, how did you know?”

He smiled. “Know what?”

“My exact preference.”

He shrugged casually. “I pay attention.”

I looked at the ring again, turning my hand slightly so the pink sapphire caught the light. “You really do.”

Eventually, we sat together on the grass, the evening settling fully around us as the garden became illuminated mostly by the warm lights surrounding the area. I kept looking at my hand every few seconds, almost as though the ring might disappear if I stopped checking. “Since when has this been in the works?” I finally asked.

Dave laughed. “For a while.”

“How long is a while?”

He hesitated.

I narrowed my eyes. “Dave.”

“Anna.”

I gasped. “Of course.”

He laughed. “She helped.”

“That explains everything.”

He told me about the messages she had sent him, the vendors she had researched, the different proposal ideas they had discussed, and how he had wanted something private because he didn’t want me to feel pressured by a crowd. He told me about the waterfront options, the garden, the dinner, the photographer, the flowers, and the lighting. I stared at him, still trying to process how much thought had gone into the entire evening.

“You planned all of this?”

“I tried.”

“You were planning a proposal while I was upstairs complaining about work?”

He laughed. “Pretty much.”

I shook my head. “That woman is insane.”

“She was very excited.”

“Obviously.”

He smiled. “And very stressed.”

“I can imagine.”

We stayed there talking for what felt like forever, neither of us in any particular hurry to leave. Eventually, almost an hour later, we heard voices approaching from somewhere beyond the garden. I turned toward the sound and saw Anna walking toward us, with Ava and Eli following behind her.

The moment Ava saw me, she screamed, “Mummy!” and ran toward me. I opened my arms, and she practically crashed into me. I laughed as I wrapped my arms around her, holding her tightly for a moment before Eli came running over too.

“Did he do it?”

I blinked. “Did who do what?”

Eli looked straight at Dave. “Dad!”

Dave laughed. “Yes.”

Eli’s eyes widened. “You did it?”

I looked between the two of them. “Wait. You two knew?”

Ava giggled.

Anna finally reached us, and before I could interrogate the children any further, she put both hands against her chest and announced, “So… I was so scared, you know!”

I laughed. “Scared of what?”

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