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The sun was just now setting over the horizon. I sat against the large oak tree that stood up the hill from my house just gazing at the beautiful sunset. I had been shooting for the past three hours or so and decided to take a little break, so now I was here. For the first time in a long time I actually felt peaceful; I felt happy.

It had been about a month since I found Braelynn's letter on my desk and it's been a tough month as well. I've spent the past four weeks doing everything I could possibly do to help get through her death and it's been working but very slowly. I wasn't fully there, but I was close. I was finally beginning to accept that she was gone and although it's been hard for me, I'm beginning to feel so much better about it and I know that Braelynn would be happy with my progress as well.

Her mother ended up giving her entire wardrobe to me during this time and that hurt me because it meant that she was and would no longer be coming back. On the bright side I was set for years. Braelynn had enough clothes and shoes for each child in Africa to have at least seven outfits. It was ridiculous actually.

Another good thing that came out of these four weeks was the fact that I was finally free of my sling and my cast. The serum worked wonders on my injuries and I felt so much better now that I was healed. If only he had used that when I injured my knee.

A presence could be felt beside me and I turned my head to see Ron standing above me.

"May I sit?" he asked.

I smiled and nodded. He sat down and I laid my head down on his shoulder.

"When did you get home?" I asked him.

He took my hand in his. "Just a few minutes ago. What are you doing up here?"

"Well, I was shooting but now I'm just watching the sunset," I answered him.

"How are you doing?" he asked me. For the past month he had been a part of my healing process and without him I wouldn't have been able to do it.

"I'm doing fine actually. For the first time in a long time I feel happy. It's like a weight has been lifted off of my chest," I told him, a smile on my face.

He chuckled. "What did I tell you?"

I looked at him. "Thank you."

He smiled and kissed my forehead. "You're more than welcome. I'm glad I could help you, Lea."

I smiled and hugged him. He wrapped his arms around me and pulled me closer to him.

"I've been meaning to talk to you about something," he said.

"And what might that be?"

"Well, you know how I feel about you Lea. I don't care that you're human and I really don't care that you're so young. I love you and I want to be with you no matter what the complications are," he started.

I looked at him, a questioning look on my face. "Please don't tell me you're going to leave me."

He rolled his eyes at me. "It's impolite to not let someone finish their statement."

I chuckled at his expression. "My apologies. Continue."

"As I was saying, I want to be with you no matter what the complications are. I have never felt so strongly for a being as I have you. You don't have to answer right away, but I would like for you to be my sparkmate, Azalea."

My eyes widened. What?

"Did you just like propose to me?"

He grunted. "Hardly."

I smirked but then began thinking of what he said.

A sparkmate to him sounded like what would be a soul mate to me or any other human for that matter. The word made me happy though. I would love nothing more than to be his sparkmate. He showed me what it was truly like to love and to be loved. I had never in my life felt so strongly about someone as I had him. He meant everything to me and I didn't care what anyone had to say about it. I already knew what my answer would be.

I smiled. "Sure man," I said.

He raised a brow at me. "I beg your pardon?"

I laughed and hugged him again. "Sure. I would love nothing more than to be your sparkmate."

"What a proper response," he baited.

"What did you want me to say?"

"A simple yes would have sufficed."

I just shrugged. "At least I answered," I said.

"You're so obnoxious," he said.

It was beginning to get very dark so I stood up and grabbed his hand. "I'm very pleasant actually. Now get up and help me carry this crap to the shed."

He got up and followed me over to my equipment. I grabbed the six guns I had been using and put them in my duffle bag after nearly falling over the stand three times.

"Fucking hell. It's dark as shit out here," I exclaimed as I dropped my goggles.

Ron laughed at me and the next thing I knew there was a bright light on me. I made the mistake of looking directly into the light. I covered my eyes quickly and shifted backwards, tripping over the stand as I did and then I was on the ground with a laughing brute standing over me. I growled and sat up.

"Fuck you."

He held a hand out to me.

"As much as I'd enjoy that it's not quite possible at the moment," he said as he pulled me up from the ground.

It took me a moment to realize what he was talking about. "Oh. You pervert," I exclaimed as I grabbed my bag.

He just chuckled and I began heading down the hill, Ironhide's headlights still shining brightly. I patted the hood and walked over to the shed. After throwing my things inside, I turned around to face Ron. He engulfed me in a hug before I could even take a step out of the shed. I laughed and hugged him tightly.

"I love you," he said.

I smiled. "And I love you, Hide."

He pulled away from me and pressed his lips against mine. In this very moment I felt whole; I felt so incredibly happy. It was almost as if I could feel everything he felt towards me. He loved me more than anything and he had done an excellent job at proving that to me.

Never in my life had I ever met someone like him, whether they were a bot or a human. No one on Earth could ever compare to him. I wouldn't trade him for anything in the world or even in the entire universe. My love for him was unconditional; I loved him more than I even thought was possible.

The past few months have been nothing short of ordinary and we both most definitely had our share of complications but I wouldn't trade it for anything. He was always there for me when I needed him, and even when I didn't know it was him he was still there. He protected me, he loved me, he made me whole.

If I could, I would do it all over again but right now I was happy with where we were at. I was happy just being here with him in this moment and I prayed he would always be with me. I wouldn't know what to do without him.

I smiled and pulled away from the kiss, his blue eyes gazing into my own.

"You know, I'm starting to think that Braelynn was right. Not that I doubted her or anything, but yeah," I chuckled.

He raised a brow at me. "Right about what?"

"About you being a keeper."

He smiled and pecked my lips. "Is that so?"

I nodded. "You're the greatest thing to ever happen to me," I told him.

"Likewise, Azalea."

I hugged him, never wanting to let go. "We've got an even bigger problem though."

"And what might that be?" he asked me.

I looked at him. "We have to tell William," I told him.

There was an abundance of emotions on his face and I laughed.

"It won't be that bad. You're a twenty foot tall alien robot, remember? I doubt there will be much complications when he takes that into realization," I baited.

He laughed before pulling me to his chest and kissing my head. "My Azalea. What am I going to do with you?" he teased.

Happiness overwhelmed me as he held me in his arms. Things were starting to look up for me and Ironhide was just the beginning.

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