Stolen Hearts (Thoroughbred Men Book 2) (16 page)

              Jacob drew out his handcuff keys and wiggled them. “You have stolen my heart, Millicent Clark, and I want you to have my name, my love. Will you do me the greatest honor of becoming my wife?” he asked, slipping the small circle holding the handcuff keys onto her ring finger. “I will replace it with something sparkly since I am going to need those back,” he said with a smile.

              Millie was overjoyed. He was the most romantic man and was perfect for her. She could not believe he was here, proposing in front of everyone and honestly could not think of a more romantic way for him to have asked her.  She looked at the surroundings and looked at his loving face. She could not imagine life without him and had been so scared he would not come out of the building alive.

              She heard the crowd yelling and chanting, “Say, yes! Say, yes!” as she saw the news crews filming everything. “Oh, yes,” she said. “Yes, I would be proud to be your wife,” she said through tears of joy as the crowd roared to life in applause. “Now get in the damn ambulance before you make me a widow,” she said authoritatively.

            
 
“Yes, ma’am. Only if you come with me?” he said grinning from ear to ear. She had said yes and was going to be his wife. He was so proud and happy as he looked at her beautiful, pale face.

              Millie smiled back at him, his grin infectious. “Yes, Officer Hunter. You are never getting rid of me,” and swatted his backside as he climbed in the ambulance, much to the crowd’s delight.  She climbed in behind him and sat beside him, feeling like Cinderella in a strange, strange pumpkin. Life with him was a fairytale and she truly loved her prince.

              Ginny Sterling is a Texas transplant living in Kentucky. She spends her free time (Ha!) writing, quilting, spending time with her husband and two children. Ginny can be reached on Facebook or via email at [email protected]