Chapter 53

Marshall

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I was still in the depths of sleep when the shrill ring of my cell phone pierced through my dreams of a beautiful blonde girl with kind eyes.

Sighing, my hand extended to the nightstand where my phone was plugged in. I popped the cord out and sat up. I saw it was Nuel and cursed, shoving the sheets off of me.

"What?" I answered. My eyes flicked to the lump on the other side of the bed. Caroline remained peacefully asleep.

I reached over to caress the curve of her side before stopping myself. I didn't want to wake her, especially given how late I'd kept her up.

My fiancé.

I still couldn’t believe she said yes, that it was official. I never once in my life imagined I would get married—certainly not of my own volition.

She was the only person I knew capable of changing my mind. I was a stubborn fucker. But I also wasn’t willing to lose her.

I'd have to make time today to get her a ring. I wanted to get her something special and meaningful. But also something fucking hug