Touchdown: A Bad Boy Sports Romance (Pass To Win Book 1) (30 page)

His jacket and hat come off and the women are cheering and calling for more. He catches my gaze and holds it. He is unbuttoning his shirt with his hips making love to an invisible partner to the beat of the song. He pulls his shirt off and I am as captured in the moment as I had been that first night. The sounds of the crowd disappear into the background and Ryan dances down off the stage, never breaking eye contact with me.

He is right in front of me but instead of pulling me into the dance he gets down on one knee. My heart is beating so fast I’m afraid I will faint. He pulls a small jewelry box from his pocket and flips it open. There is a ring and the diamond sparkles in the spotlight. He gets up and straddles me on the chair and whispers into my ear so only I can hear.

“Will you marry me, Aria?”

“Yes,” I say. And nod my head yes just in case he can’t hear. I know the tears are streaming down my face but I don’t care. This moment is exactly how it should be. His last dance at the club is the song we met to. And now we have the whole future to look forward to as husband and wife.