Page 44 of Craved By You

Colt had proposed to me on stage at the final concert of the tour. The show had been sold out almost instantly and it was the only arena they agreed to do while on the road just to see how it went. Before they started the last song he called me out on stage. This had become fairly normal since it was a song that he had written for me and he always loved showing off his muse. Only this time, when I walked out on stage, he was already down on his knee, ring in hand. I never imagined that I would bawl my eyes out in front of that many people, but I did.

I had always envisioned the perfect engagement being something small and private, but getting to share the stage with the man I loved, doing what he loved, was even better. The moment he asked me, I blocked everything and everyone else out and for a brief second as I said yes it was just the two of us on stage. Until the crowd's cheers reminded me that we weren’t alone.

“I can’t believe it.” Haileigh swooned. “You’re engaged! I met with a divorce attorney today. Our shop is booming with business… Things are looking up for us.”

Had I just heard her right? “You met with a divorce attorney?”

“Yep.” Haileigh beamed. “He didn’t want me, otherwise we would have never separated and now… I don’t want him. No matter how much he begs.”

“What if I beg?” Chris inquired, throwing the entire conversation into a frenzy.

Haileigh smiled and bit her lip. “I can think of a few things I’ll make you beg for.”

“Get a room you two.” Colt inserted himself into the conversation, needing a breather from the spicy food he had been practically inhaling. “Seriously though, Hailstorm, I’m proud of you.”

“Well, Astrid got her happily ever after and it inspired me, too.” A tear formed in the corner of Haileigh’s eye. “I just didn’t realize how true that was until tonight.”

I couldn’t help but smile as I observed how attentive to her Ryder and Chris were. After everything she had been through these past few months, she deserved her own love story, one that didn’t end in heartbreak and sadness.

“Better watch out, Hailstorm,” Colt chuckled as he possessively pulled me closer to him, kissing the side of my head. “If you’re not careful, you’ll end up devoured bythem.”

Haileigh let out a soft laugh and winked in our direction. “I think that sounds like the perfect place to be.”