She shook her head, knowing that she had come close to losing him.

"I love you, too," she sobbed. "I love you and need you more than I have ever needed anyone, and that scares the shit out of me," she told him truthfully.

He opened his arms and she moved to him. They both held each other close. "Are you sure you want to marry me and be my husband?"

Benjamin tilted his head down and she looked up at him. "We're already married, sweetheart. The only question is do we—you—want to do it again, ...