Chapter 181 – A Thousand Boy Kisses Novel Free Online by Tillie Cole

Then he blew me away when he said, “I wasn’t at a training camp last weekend.” I furrowed my brows in confusion. “I was in Georgia asking your daddy for permission to marry his baby girl.”

“Cael …” I said, heart melting.

“I wanted to do this right,” he said and brushed my hair from my face. He pulled me to him, my back to his chest, wrapping his strong arms around me. “I want you as my wife so badly I almost can’t stand it.”

And I could just see it now. We would get married. I would be a doctor and Cael would continue living his dream with hockey. Then we would have a family and be so happy that there wouldn’t be a single day wasted in our lives. We would love each other with our entire hearts and make the most of our brief time on this earth. Life had taught us not to take a single day for granted, and to not waste a minute.

“I love you,” I said again, turning to kiss him and filled with so much happiness I almost couldn’t take it. He kissed me thoroughly, deeply and with so much adoration I knew our love would never fade. Just like the stars, I thought, looking up at them now. I used to look up at Orion’s Belt and think it represented Poppy, Ida, and me. Now, when I looked at it, I saw Poppy, Rune, and Cillian, looking down at us, watching us live, showering us with their celestial love too.

And then there was the north star. For Tala.

“They’re celebrating up there now too, you know that, don’t you?” Cael said, looking at the stars too. Because I did. Losing a loved one, no matter the circumstances, was the most heartbreaking thing a person could endure. But living for them, loving them even after loss, was healing too. Because they would always be around us, wanting us to live with all our hearts. Wanting us to love and wanting us to live a life so full, there would be no room for regrets when our time to pass arrived.

I had that with Cael. A life so sweet I could never want anything more. I was happy. Truly happy. And I was holding onto that with both hands.

And we knew Poppy and Cillian were right by our sides. So, we lived and loved in their honor. In their legacy. And love Cael I did, more than I ever thought possible. I was going to be his wife. He was going to be my husband. Never had two words sounded so beautiful.

And I couldn’t wait for the rest of our life to begin.

The End

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