Pieces of Me by Pua Ramona (small books to read txt) 📕

on doing just that.” He says, and I’m not sure if my heart can take any more surprises. He laces his fingers through mine and he starts walking down to the dock.

My crying is out of control. “Eli, what did you do?” I ask quietly.

There are twinkling lights wrapped around every tree and bush that’s back here. There are no dark spots, every single space is lit by flickering little lights. Tears are streaming down my face as he leads me to the biggest tree. He’s carved not only our names but also Emma and baby Eli’s names are there as well.

“Sina, the day I found you, I found myself. I know it took me a little while, but because of you I found more ways to love genuinely and unconditionally. Everything that you are, I want it all. I want your good and bad days, I want your Good mornings and Goodnights, I want your Hellos and your see you laters, I want your I can’t stand yous and I like yous, I want your hugs and kisses. But what I want more than anything is your I love you’s and your beautiful heart.”

He raises my hands to his mouth and kisses the inside of both my wrists.

“Sina, I’m asking you to stay, I’m asking you to choose me, I’m asking you to love me. Baby, I’m asking you to be my life for the rest of mine.” He clasps my chin between his fingers softly and says “Look over there.”

I look over at the dock and my knees give out. There are more than a hundred floating lanterns in the lake, and gathered on the dock are all of the people that mean everything to us. Standing at the front, holding four cards up where I can see them are Luka, Daniel, Megan, and Reese.

“WILL YOU MARRY HIM?” Their signs read.

“Masina Peterson, will you be my forever? Will you be my wife?” Eli says as he drops to one knee beside me. The first box he opens is a red ring pop and I gasp.

“How did you know?” I cry.

He smiles a little smile and says, “A little fairy told me.”

Then he opens the second box.

“Oh my god Eli!” I squeal.

“Will you marry me?” He asks. I’ve forgotten how to speak and can only make happy squeals so I nod my head frantically.

“Is that a yes?” He laughs at me.

I launch myself at him and loop my arms around his neck, “Yes, YES!” I squeal.

He takes a deep breath and backs up a few steps as we get to our feet. He takes my hand and slides the ring on and it fits perfectly.

“How did you know my ring size?” I ask.

He smiles and says, “I didn’t. But my grandma knew because she left this for my wife”

SWOON!

His grandmother’s diamond ring is gorgeous. He holds my face in his hands and says, “Thank you for loving me Masina,” before he kisses me under the moon.

He isn’t just the man that I’m in love with. He’s the man who sees past all the ugly scars, and the man who is willing to give up everything to make sure that I am loved. He’s the man that I prayed for when I was fourteen; he’s the man that God carved just for me.

And I am going to love this man for the rest of my life.

Epilogue

Eli

Six months later….

Today’s the day I vow to love her for the rest of my life, today is the day she becomes my wife. She decided to have her grandfather and her brothers including June-Bug walk her down the aisle. I was afraid that she would be sad not having her dad and Micah here, but she had it all figured out. She asked Becca if their son could be in our wedding and she said it was fine. So Micah Jr. was our best man next to Reese. Her grandfather had given her a certain type of cloth that belonged to her father. She calls it a Siapo, and I’m guessing that it was the cloth that was wrapped around her midsection. It went perfectly with her dress. She didn’t want to wear a veil, so she chose to wear her hair down with one side pinned back with a few white flowers that her auntie brought with her. They call it plumeria, I don't know how they kept it fresh, but they did. Her dress was made specifically just for her to wear and she was absolutely breathtaking. I could see tears on her beautiful face, but that was okay because they were happy tears. She wanted to keep it simple with just our family, and close friends, so we did just that. As long as she was happy that’s all I cared about. We decided to get married here at the lake. I didn’t understand why she wanted to get married here after everything that she’s been through but her answer was simple. “This is where our roots started. This is where we fell in love, where the pieces of us died, and where our love was born again. This is where our souls found each other and my love for you will always be the light to all the darkness that still lives here. You are that light.” And that right there is the reason why we’re here today. She tells me that I saved her, but really, she saved me. She takes my hand, leans in then she whispers “You were always the man in the moon.”

I am one lucky motherfucker.

I am going to love this woman for the rest of my life. My heart is hers forever.

Sina

He was once a stranger, an enemy and then became my best friend. Today, he is my husband. My heart and my forever belongs to him. 

“So, what was so important that you couldn’t wait to tell me?” asks my handsome husband. I