“T, you were a sure bet,” laughing a little, “and as nervous as I was about asking you I never doubted for a moment that you would say yes.”

“True, I could never and would never say no to you about this and most definitely want to celebrate spending the rest of my life with you and being to two happiest women in the world.”

Then we drank our champagne celebrating the moment and then made our way into the bedroom where we made love into the wee hours of the morning.

I woke up this morning reaching over to touch Bette to find her side of the bed empty.  I opened my eyes and looked around not finding her in our room either but on her pillow was an envelope, it was from her collection of monogrammed stationary.  I carefully opened the envelope and read, ‘My dearest Tina, this has been the greatest year of my life.  You came out of nowhere and shined light into my otherwise dark life.  You’ve brought more into my life than I had ever thought possible.  I have truly never even imagined that a love like this could ever exist.  There are days that go by and I look back and can’t imagine a time that you weren’t part of my life.  I think back to a year ago when you walked into my gallery and my life as I knew it was forever changed.  It was the best day of my life.  And then you left your family, your life; joined mine and made me the happiest that I have ever been and ever could imagine to be.  Even now as I sit here watching you sleep so peacefully like an angel with your beautiful blonde hair laying over your beautiful face I realize that you are my true love, my soul mate.  Last night you made me the happiest woman on earth when you said yes.  From the first time I saw you I knew that I loved you and from that first moment I imagined the day that I would propose to you.  Now it has happened and I now sit here watching my wonderful, beautiful fiancée asleep in our bed.  I love you T and I will until the end of time.  Yours now and forever, Bette.’

I read the letter once and then again and I smiled tearing up a little.  I didn’t think that I had any tears left after last evening and last night’s love making where we connected like we hadn’t before.  It was a deeper level of connection.

Then Bette walked in with a bowl of strawberries and a bowl of yogurt smiling at me.  There she was in the doorway of our room in our house, the love of my life my fiancée.  Never have I felt more loved than I do right now.