Stealing the Duchess
Page 25
She shook her head and met his gaze. “I don’t understand. I have never sent out my stories to anyone. I’m a woman, and I was told nobody would take me seriously.”
Julian moved from around the table and knelt beside her, resting his hand on her knee. “Dominic has connections with this particular publisher, and that’s how he was able to get your story in front of an editor. Dominic told me the publisher wanted money up front, but he assures me that you shall be reimbursed in abundance when the book starts selling.”
“Does this man know the writer is a woman?”
Grinning, Julian nodded. “He does, and he’s still very interested in your stories.”
Tears of happiness spiked her eyes and she threw her arms around her husband’s neck, giving him a bear hug. “You are truly amazing. I’m so blessed to have you in my life.”
He captured her mouth in a heated kiss, moving his hands in circles on her back, warming her up quickly in more ways than one. As he pulled back, a twinkle lit his eyes.
“I’m the one blessed. I ended up with a treasure when I kidnapped the wrong sister.”
Sighing, she stroked his strong jaw. “You did more than steal the duchess, you stole my heart.”
“Then I was repaid well, because you stole mine just as quickly.”
As he leaned in to kiss her once more. She returned his kiss with a passionate one of her own. She wanted to show him how much this letter meant to her...to actually have one of her books in print. But it was more than that. She wanted to let him know how important it was to her to have a husband who supported her. And...she also wanted to share with him her own surprise, but didn’t know how to bring up the subject.
He broke away and gave her a wink. “Are you thinking what I’m thinking?”
She arched an eyebrow. “And pray tell, what would that be, my love?”
“That you want to take a break from writing and join me in our bed chambers for the next two hours?”
She laughed and stroked his chin. “That, my dear, isn’t quite what I was thinking.”
His smile disappeared. “No? Then what was going through your mind just now?”
The disappointment on his face was quite comical, but she refrained from laughing. “I was actually thinking about finding a way to share some more good news with you.”
The corner of his mouth lifted. “Good news, you say? How good is it?”
She shrugged. “I’m not sure. It all depends on you and how much you want to be a father.”
The humor in his face vanished, and his eyes widened. “A...father? You are pregnant?”
“Either that or I’m thinking about purchasing a puppy,” she joked.
He whooped with joy and stood. He lifted her from the chair and swung her around, laughing. “I’m going to be a father,” he shouted.
Giggling, she nodded. “Am I to understand you agree with this news?”
“Absolutely, my love. You will be the best mother in all of Britain.”
“And you, my wonderful man, will make the best father in all of Britain.”
He gathered her tighter in his arms and kissed her forehead. “Life with you will make me a wonderful father—and husband. Only with you by my side can this be accomplished.”
“And that is where I’ll be. Forever and ever.”
He sealed the promise with a kiss—a kiss that she was certain would end back in their bedchamber. But it didn’t matter. She was blissfully in love and she would never hide it again.
~The End~
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