*Rebecca*

When I woke up on Monday morning, I was positive that the whole thing had been some beautiful dream. I was convinced there was no way that Alessandro truly got on one knee and proposed to me.

Holding my hand up in the early morning sunlight, I watched the sparkles dance along the wall, cast from the massive diamond on my engagement ring. It wasn't a dream. It was real and this was happening.

I could feel a moment of overwhelm start to overtake me, ...