Unwritten Rules (32 page)

glittered on the tips of his lashes.

“Marry me, El e.”

My whole body shuddered as my mouth opened

and closed. I couldn’t say anything; emotion was choking me, so I lowered myself to the floor, and knelt in front of him. I hooked my pinkie in his and nodded. Tears began to stream down my face, Jonah’s hand trembling when he pushed the ring onto my left hand.

“I know I’m not perfect. I know I stil have a way to go, but I need you in my life. I need you next to me when I wake up, need you holding my hand when everything gets to be too much, and I want you in my bed at night. I know there is no one else for me. You were made to be a part of my life, and I can make you happy, baby. I can make you so happy.”

Before he could say anything else, I flung myself at him, toppling him onto his back. I straddled his hips and sprinkled kisses al over his face. The salty tang of his tears mixed with my own as I pul ed back to speak to him.

“And I can’t be without you, Jonah.”

His hand gripped my side, his fingers flexing when they came across a foreign texture. I smirked.

“Red?”

I climbed off him, stood, and removed my tank. Turning my back to him, I revealing a patch of raw skin at the base of my spine. It was covered in a clear film that was taped to my skin, but I knew Jonah could see what I’d had done.

“A tattoo? You got a tattoo? For me?” He

stammered incredulously.

“I did.”

It was his signature – the one he used on his

graphic novels; two circles bisected with one line. It would be etched on my skin forever, just like Jonah was etched on my heart forever. It was true, he stil had things he needed to work through, but I wouldn’t change the journey we were on for anything.

Every step Jonah had taken led him here.

To New York.

To the mailboxes.

To me.

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