Sticks and Stones - A Stalker Romance

Chaper 25 Larson

WEEKS LATER

As I pace around the kitchen waiting for Mahara to get home from Liz's I think about how the weeks have flown by after I was released from the hospital. Thankfully my leg is mostly healed up, and I haven't been doing much besides spending time with Mahara, Liz, Harrison, and Garrett.

Harrison got released from the hospital a week after me and we all decided to help Liz take care of him until he was healed enough to do some things on his own. He's much better now, but I still decided to continue to work instead of taking off to help Garrett out. Everything has been all over the news and social media so we're pulling in a lot of new customers and Garrett was swamped before I went back. I really wanted to take off, but I'm happy working while Harrison gets better.

Liz took the news about Sawyer killing their parents better then we expected. She still took it hard, but Mahara was right, she needed the closure. This time Liz actually opened up about her feelings instead of shutting everyone out. I know most of it has to do with Lenny. They've been talking a lot lately and since Lenny has been in Miami he's really been helping her through what she's feeling.

Lenny and Nevaeh love it here. I decided to fly them out last week when Mahara got upset about having to be at the trial for Jeremy and Emma. She didn't want to ever see them again, but she knows our witness statements are going to help put them in prison. When she found out she cried for hours about missing her family so I brought them here that day.

When they got here I wanted to put them in a nice hotel, but Liz insisted that they stay her condo while she's over at Harrison's and since they've been here Mahara has went over there everyday. Usually I would've gone with her, I hate leaving her without me. After what happened it's always hard to let her out of my sight, but I have something important I want to do before she gets home.

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I nervously place the pancakes on a plate and take them into the living room setting them on the coffee table.

She'll love this.

I pull the ring out of pocket breathing hard as anxiety claws at my stomach. I've never been so nervous in my life. I've been waiting to do this ever since the moment I bought the ring. Hell, I've been waiting to do this since I met her and I wanted to ask her sooner, but now it feels like the perfect time. As I'm thinking I hear the front door open and my heart begins to beat faster.

"Honey I'm home!" She laughs coming in the door setting her stuff down walking to me. "What are you doing? What is this?" She laughs more pointing at the pancakes and I still haven't said anything. Shit!

"Um, well, I wanted to make you pancakes." I chuckle nervously.

"At 3 in the afternoon? What's going on?" She asks kissing me with a smiles.

Fuck I love her so much.

"I wanted to recreate our first morning together, you made me pancakes." I say rubbing the back of neck laughing.

Shit! Why am I so nervous? Just ask her already!

"Awe that's so sweet! If I remember correctly, you ate me for breakfast first" she says laughing harder.

Shit! I need my dick to calm down right now. I'm trying to do something important.

"And you were delicious." I say kissing her. Damn it not making my hard on any better.

"So, what's the special occasion?" She asks pulling me to sit on the couch with her, but I stop her.

"Well." I clear my throat pulling the ring from my pocket bending down to one knee.