Enduring Love

“Yes… I wasn’t sure you’d want the rings back, but I took a chance that you’d recognize it as a symbol of my enduring love for you. I may not have known it but I loved you the first time I saw you at that altar and never stopped loving you. Not once. If you want something else, I could…”

“Don’t you dare,” she choked out the words. “Don’t even think about it.”

“So you’ll marry me?” he asked hesitan