Beneath a Darkening Moon
Page 31
Cade shrugged. “He was only protecting what's his."
"I'm not his. I'm yours."
"I told him that. He wasn't inclined to believe me."
"So why didn't you just arrest his sorry ass and come visit me anyhow?"
"Because the man is going to be my father-in-law, and that would have started our relationship on a very wrong foot."
She slid her other hand around his neck and wriggled closer, until he was kneeling between her spread legs. “That almost sounds like a proposal."
"And it just might be."
"If it is, it's not a very romantic one."
He studied her for a moment. The smile on his lips and the love so evident in his eyes made her feel safe and warm and wanted. Like she'd finally come home after a long time away.
And in so many ways, she had.
"You're wearing multicolored bruises, an old track suit and flip-flops,” he said. “Not exactly a romance-inducing outfit."
"What if I wasn't wearing it?"
"Tempting, but for those bruises."
"I'm sure a clever man could get around the bruises."
The sexy smile tugging his lips made her hormones zoom and her heart feel like it was going to leap out of her chest. “Is that a challenge, woman?"
"Are you up for a challenge?” She let her gaze slide down. “I must say, it certainly looks like you are."
"I'm always ready to tackle a challenge, but not until you answer the question on the table."
She leaned forward and kissed his lips. “What question?"
"Will you marry me?"
"If I say yes, will you shut up and make love to me?"
He pulled the zipper of her top down, revealing her breasts. “Yes."
"Then the answer is yes."
"Good.” He slid her top off and shucked off his own shirt. “I wasn't going to accept any other answer, anyway."
"You promised to shut up."
"And make love to you,” he agreed. He took her face between his hands and kissed her carefully, but oh-so wonderfully. “It's a promise I intend to keep every single day, for the rest of our lives."
"Then shut up and get down to it,” she teased.
He did—and proved just how well a clever man could get around bruises.
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