Forever Right Now

Sawyer slipped the ring on my finger, and held my hand tight as he kissed me again. The crowd swelled with applause and cheers.

In that perfect moment, Olivia slipped one of her little hands into mine, the other into his, and she held on. And we held on to her—and each other—just as tightly.

Darlene Montgomery,” Sawyer said, his voice ringing out into the auditorium, clear and loud. “Will you marry me?”

I could only nod at first, my voice silenced by happiness and tears, and the future that was waiting on the other side of this question.

“Yes,” I whispered, and fell to my knees too. “Yes,” I said, louder. “Yes, I’ll marry you. Of course, I will.”

The audience went crazy. Underneath the noise and lights, I kissed Sawyer, and tasted his tears that mingled with mine.

Then I turned to Olivia and held her close.

“Can I be your Mommy, sweet pea?”

Olivia gave me a perplexed baby look that said, I believe we have already established this, silly woman. Aloud, she said. “You my Mama