As they entered the room everyone turned toward them but they must have seen something special on their faces because first one person started to clap, then another, until the entire room was clapping, welcoming them back.
Then, as if she hadn’t had enough shock for one day, Storm led her to the center of the room and the crowd backed away, clearing a space for them.
Her heart leaped into her throat when right there, in front of his friends and family, he went down on one knee and took her hand in his.
“Danielle Swift,” he said, looking up into her face with an expression of such devotion that her heart trembled, “will you be my wife?’
“Yes,” she whispered, "a million times, yes.”
The crowd erupted in whoops and cheers and as the whistles and yells filled the room Storm got up, gathered her in his arms and gave her a kiss that made up for all the other kisses she’d denied herself.
And Dani knew that this new job he was giving her, the job of being his wife, was one that would last a lifetime. She could hardly wait to start.
THE END