An Announcement

Before I knew it, I was laughing as tears of joy leaked onto my cheeks.

He set me on the ground and pushed my hair out of my face, then cupped it in his hands. "I love you vampire girl."

"You do?" I believed him, but needed reassurance as my hands curled around his wrists.

"More than I believed it was possible to love." He bent his head and gently touched his lips to mine, his eyes still open and on me.

I kissed him back, as a gurgle of happiness shot through me.

The sweet kiss turned hot and needy. I loved him and wanted him and didn't care who knew it. He pressed my mouth open, deepening our kiss as his arms went around my waist and he lifted me off the ground.

"Hey you two?"

It was my Mom.

I froze and opened my eyes. Troy was watching me again.

"Should we tell them?" he asked.

I knew he was talking about our engagement. "Now's as good a time as any," I said as he set me on my feet.

Troy took my hand and I turned to face the group.

"We have an announcement," he said.

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