He nodded, waving him off. "Youre dismissed,"

He nodded and walked back to Lorelei, smiling softly. He cupped her face in his hands and kissed her forehead softly. "I love you so much, baby"

"I love you more," she murmured.

"I believe that. You held onto life when you had every reason not to. You stayed so, so strong when it would have been so easy to give up. I love you and I'm proud of you"

Lorelei smiled, happy tears welling her eyes. How'd she'd been so lucky to end up with this man?

He wiped a tear away gently and kissed her softly. "My princess."

Lorelei smiled. "My knight," she hummed. "In shining armor,"

He chuckled lowly, smiling and placing his hands on her waist

Lorelei smiled, leaning up to kiss him innocently.

He kissed her back. "I'm gonna need to run to th store but I'll be back soon, hm? Your father will protect you, Ipromise. He's in the other room. I'll be back as soon as I can. I love you." He said, peckign her lips one last time and hurrying out the door. He got her the ring that looked absolutely breathtaking and reminded him of her. It was just drop dead gorgeous. He bought it, placed the box in his jacket, and drove back to her house. He walked in and found her, smiling. He picked her up and spun her around with a laugh. "My beautiful girl" He said softly, holding her