Alex POV
Waiting on one knee seemed agonizingly long. Time stood still as I waited for her answer.
I felt like I was begging her. My insides were churning, sweat trickled down my back, and my nerves were on high alert. The room was so still and quiet as if everyone was holding their breath, waiting for her answer.
I had not thought of how I would react if she said no.
What to do?
Stand and act like it was nothing?
Cry? No, I would not cry, not here, but inside, I might; it would tell me I had a lot of work to do to repair the bridge.
All this was running through my head, and as time ticked by, my thoughts worsened.
But then she said yes.
She said YES.
It was as if the whole world had been lifted off my shoulders.
Yes, that one word meant so much to me. It meant more than ag
