"Are you...sure?" Her sobs subsided into a hiccup as she stared up at him through tear-filled eyes.
He was smiling down at her, his eyes gentle and kind and true. "I am one hundred percent sure, my love. I am giving my heart to you. Will you take it? Please say yes."
The fog inside Asia vanished. Rico loved her. At the realization she felt the light of the sun and all the colors of the rainbow fill her heart. "I will say yes," she whispered, "on one condition."
"What's that?" Rico asked with a soft smile.
"That you take my heart in exchange for yours. I give you my heart for always. And," she gave him a look of mischief and love, "refusal is not an option."
"Mademoiselle, I accept."
And as the gentle waves rolled in to caress the shore Asia and Rico, lion tamer and tycoon, celebrated their love with a kiss that joined their hearts...forever.
THE END