Listen to "sweetheart" by Lumineers.

I want to marry her.

I simply can't imagine a life without her. I've been with her in England for almost 18 months now. And may be that's too soon to even be sure I'm ready to commit but I have been certain of this fact since the day I woke up from that coma. She is the only woman I want to spend the rest of my life with.

Betty walks into the living room with Hayes in her arms. "What's on tv?" She asked me.

I wasn't even watching it. "The food channel."

She came to sit beside me and Hayes quickly jumped from her lap to mine. He was reaching out for my hair and smiling wide. "I think he misses you way too much." She said.

"How are you big man?" I ruffled his hair.

"Jamie...me miss you." Hayes said. "And ice ceam." He giggled.

"Oh! I see what this is about." I looked at him with amusement. "You only want ice cream. And here I thought you missed me."

Betty began laughing at me. "Hayes knows his Ally. I and Enos would never let him consume ice cream more than once in two weeks." She kept on laughing.

Hayes covered his face with his little hands. "I love Jamie more tan ice ceam." The kid defended me against his mother. That's my boy.

"We all deserve some sweetness more often in life." I concluded and Betty only rolled her eyes.

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I was nervous.

May be more nervous than I'd ever been in my life. She was done taking her evening shower and I had a ring in my hand, waiting for her to get out of the bathroom. Perhaps this wasn't the best way to propose, I could've made a grand gesture but this feels so intimate and something I'd rather do when we are in the vulnerability of our bedroom.

"My love, can you help me get my night gown?" She came out of the shower wearing her towel and I quickly hid the ring in the pocket of my sweatpants. Her hair was drenched in water but she looked so sexy like that.

"Sure sweetheart."

I picked out my favorite one on her from the wardrobe. It was this white silky night gown we bought from Italy, gorgeous.

"Can I put it on you?" I walked to her and she just flustered. I pulled the towel off her naked body and worshipped her with my eyes. She is breath taking, every damn inch of her is a weapon formed against me. I slowly helped her put on the gown.

When I was done, I faced her, eye to eye.

"Do you wanna tell me something?"

I was getting nervous again. Why is this so hard? I've been tryna do this for months. It's time already.

"I love you."

"I love you too." She smiled. "Now tell me! I'm getting nervous."

I only looked at her eyes. They gave me a sense of calmness to even do this. So I slowly got down on my knees and watched her eyes turn wider and wider. "James...." She whispered.

"I love you Betty. And I could go on and on about how I can't live without you but the story remains the same. I want to make you the happiest woman, wife, mother in the world. I want to love you everyday of my life. I want to defend you, protect you, heal you, fight for you, forever. I want to give you the world. We have been through so much and I want to be doing more of this life with you." I reached for my pocket and pulled out the ring. Betty had tears in her eyes and I was holding mine down. "Grow old with me, please. Let me build a family with you. Allow me to sée your dreams coming true side by side. Allow me to give you our children. Allow me to cherish you. Allow me to give you comfort for as long as we live."

"Will you marry me Betty?"

Her eyes were drenched in tears and her lips quivered when saying the words I've been dying to hear. "Yes........A Million times yes."

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I belong with you, you belong with me, your my sweetheart ~ I love this song by Lumineers.