The night sky was as dark as ink.
Fireworks exploded across the heavens, painting the darkness with a riot of colors.
Summer stood beneath the dazzling display, the sound of firecrackers echoing around her.
She wanted to say more, but after meeting the man’s sincere and resolute gaze, the words wouldn't come. His deep eyes seemed to hold the entire glittering sky, along with a tenderness reserved only for her.
She had to admit it—he had captured her heart.
Easton took a step closer, their long shadows overlapping, but he maintained a respectful distance. He held out his hand, his eyes burning with intensity.
“Summer, will you walk this path with me?”
Looking at this usually composed man, now so nervous he seemed at a loss, Summer’s heart swelled with emotion.
Her life had been full of disappointments; it had been a mess. She had once sworn off all men, believing she could be perfectly fine on her own.
But at this moment, under Easton’s earnest gaze, she suddenly didn’t want to let this warmth slip away. She didn’t want to live with regret.
Finally, the winter wind had thawed her frozen heart.
If she could, she wanted to grow old with him, never to be apart.
Summer nodded. “I will.”
People who love each other, she thought,*shouldn’t let each other become a regret.
On that night filled with fireworks, their silhouettes embraced as they shared their truest feelings under the romantic sky.
When Easton heard Summer's answer, the immense weight on his shoulders finally lifted. He reached out and gently took her hand, as if holding the most precious treasure in the world.
Under the multi-colored glow of the fireworks, they looked at each other and smiled. In their eyes, they could clearly see their own reflection, and nothing else.
No one else.

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