Ruby
Ruby
T hey had spent about an hour at the doctor’s office, going over everything that Luke could and couldn’t do now, and she was happy that he was officially medically cleared. That would mean that they’d be able to go to work together. She missed having him around the building, but now, he’d be able to come back.
On their way to dinner, Ranger called to tell Luke the news that Won had been given evidence that his family was killed in North Korea while being held captive there. She had a feeling that Millie had worked her magic and found the information that they were looking for. It was the only way that Won would stay off of Luke’s back and stop sending guys to find him. For the first time in a long time, Luke was going to be completely free, and she was so happy to hear that. They wouldn’t have to worry about anyone coming for their baby or them ever again.
They had dinner and she couldn’t get over Luke seeming so nervous. She worried that he was planning something, but then again, when was he not planning something? Luke seemed to get more excited with every mile that they drove toward her surprise.
“You’re really excited about this, aren’t you?” she asked.
“I am,” he said. “I’ve had a little help with this surprise,” he admitted. “Ranger and Millie did the leg work while I was down and out.”
“That was nice of them,” she said. “But it makes me wonder how big this surprise is if you needed both of them to help.”
“It’s a doozy,” he agreed. “I just hope it was worth all of the running around they both needed to do for me.”
“I’m sure that I’ll love whatever it is,” she assured as he pulled into a gated development. He stopped at the guard’s station and explained that they had an appointment and gave an address. They were buzzed through, and he looked over at her, giving Ruby his nervous smile.
“Ready?” he asked.
“Um, sure,” she murmured. He pulled through the open gate after it raised and turned left, going towards the back of the development. “It’s lovely back here,” she said.
“Yeah, it’s one of my favorite housing developments in the area,” he said.
“Are we meeting someone back here?” she asked.
“Kind of,” he admitted, not giving away much of the details surrounding her surprise. He pulled into a driveway and nodded to the woman who was standing on the big front porch, waving to them like a loon.
“Who is she?” Ruby asked.
“Come on, I’ll introduce you,” he offered. Luke got out of the car and made his way around to her side, opening the door for her. He held out her hand and she hesitantly took it.
“Ruby, this is Stephanie, our relator. She’s going to be showing us this house,” he said.
“Showing us a house?” Ruby asked as if trying to keep up. “We’re getting a house?”
“Hopefully,” he said. “If you agree, this might be the house. I want to bring our baby to a home and not to an apartment. Besides, we don’t have the room for a baby in your one-bedroom apartment.”
Ruby looked over the massive house and back at him. “How will we be able to afford this place?” she asked.
“Well, I make good money at McTavish, plus I got the insurance money from my house being blown up. We can afford it, Ruby.”
“You can, but I don’t make very much at McTavish. I can’t afford this place,” she insisted.
“Can you give us a minute?” Luke asked Stephanie.
“Sure, I’ll be in the house. Just come on in when you’re ready,” she said.
Luke waited for the realtor to go into the house and shut the door before he pulled her into his body. “Marry me,” he whispered. Ruby must have looked at him as if he had lost his mind, judging by his chuckle.
“Marry you?” she asked.
“Yep,” Luke breathed. “I’m in love with you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. I want to build a family with you, Ruby. This past month, I’ve had a lot of time to think about everything that’s happened since our elevator run-in where I blurted out that you are hot.”
“And I told you that I’m a total nerd,” she reminded.
“You’re the sexiest nerd that I’ve ever met,” he whispered.
She giggled, “Thank you.”
“So, how about it? Will you marry me?” he asked. Telling him yes felt right. It felt as though he was the person that she had been waiting for her whole life.
“I’ll marry you, Luke,” she said. “I love you and want to marry you too.”
“Then, I think that we need to take a look at this house,” he said. “If you hate it, please tell me. But we need to find a place soon. I want to bring this little guy to our new home.”
“Me too,” she agreed. They took a tour of the house and when they finished, she knew that Luke was right—he’d found the perfect house for their little family. “I love it,” she gushed.
“Thank fuck,” he groaned. “Because I’ve already put in an offer on it.”
“You put in an offer?” she asked.
“Well, Stephanie told Ranger that houses in this area go fast and I didn’t want to lose it. If you ended up hating it, I would have simply lost my deposit and we could have kept looking.”
“I want to be mad at you, but I can’t be,” she said. “I think that this house is the one and I’m glad that you didn’t let it slip through your fingers.”
“Our fingers,” he corrected, linking their hands together. “Our house and our future,” he whispered.
“How about I give you both a few minutes?” Stephanie asked. “Just come outside when you’re ready and I’ll lock up.”
“When will we know if we got the house?” Ruby asked.
Stephanie smiled, “Well, I heard about an hour ago that they’ll accept your offer, but I wanted to make sure that you still wanted it.”
“We want it,” Ruby said.
Luke laughed and nodded, “We’ll take it.”
“Great, I’ll let the seller’s agent know while you two finish up in here.”
They walked through the house again and Ruby couldn’t believe that it was going to be hers. Luke had made all of her dreams come true and now, he was giving her a home and a family. She didn’t know how she had gotten so lucky, but that was exactly how she felt—like the luckiest nerd on the planet, and it was all because of Luke.
The End