**Elijah's POV**
I was supposed to wait. To plan a romantic, grand gesture and make it something she would never forget. But as I laid there with her, staring into her eyes and visualizing my future with her, I couldn't help myself. As soon as the words fell out of my mouth, my stomach tightened in anticipation. Why was she taking so long to answer? Did she want to marry me? Was it too fast? She has been here less than a month, was I doing things too fast?
"Scarlett?" I whispered, searching her eyes and playing with her hair. "I love you Scarlett. I'll love you with every breath in my lungs and every beat of my heart. If you aren't ready, if it is too sudden, I'll w-"
She silenced me with a kiss. "Of- course- I'll- marry- you!!!!" She laughed between kisses. When she pulled away to loo
