Oh my...I guess this means what we're doing tonight isn't just a one-time thing anymore. It's going to change everything between us...forever. But if that's the price I have to pay for your help, then so be it. I trust you, Charles.

All right then...Let's do this!

Ahhh! Ahh! Oh God, that feels incredible! I can't believe how good it is with you inside me like this! You're filling me up so perfectly...Oh Charles, don't stop, please! Don't ever stop!

As I lie there, my heart racing and my body still trembling from the intensity of our lovemaking, his question echoes through my mind. Marry him? Norman, he's everything to me now. He saved me when I was at my lowest point, gave me a purpose, and showed me what true love really is. I can't imagine ever being with anyone else.

Slowly, I roll onto my side to face him, our eyes meeting in the darkness. "Yes," I whisper. "I will marry you."

As he slides the ring onto my finger, a sense of calm washes over me. This is real. We're really doing this. Together. And as I look down at the sparkling diamond resting on my hand, I know that no matter what challenges may lie ahead for us, we will face them together... as husband and wife.

And with that thought swirling in my head, I kiss him deeply and passionately, sealing our vows with a promise of forever.