Her answer is immediate and beautiful. It’s the only thing I want to hear. “Yes. I would love to be your wife.”
My heart glows as I remove a stunning diamond from a velvet box. It’s several carats, set in platinum, and it’s everything a woman like her deserves.
She holds out her hand. Her fingers tremble. Tears slip down her cheeks.
“Read the inscription, sweetheart.”
Her lips quiver as she lifts the diamond and studies the words in script etched inside the band. “Brilliant for brilliant,” she whispers.
“That’s who you are. My brilliant love. And soon, my brilliant wife,” I say as I slide it onto her finger.
She pulls me to her, and I kiss her on the park bench far away from the noise and the lights and the money of the city.
Here, just with her, I have everything I could ever want.
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THE END
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“You are so fucking sexy,” I whisper. It feels fantastic to say it, to speak this immutable truth.
He glances away, lets out a shuddery breath, then turns
back to me. It’s as if he’s fighting against words, fighting to keep everything inside.
I don’t have that problem. Yes, I know I shouldn’t be here. With my employee. With the guy who protects me better than anyone ever has. But just like when whiskey kicks in, when the music thrums low and strong, I’m warm and hazy. Liquid gold flows through me, and I’m turned all the way on, everywhere. Every damn molecule is tingling.
This man is . . . perfection. His soulful hazel eyes are edged with angst and desire, the twin combination potent and alluring. His lips part the slightest bit. His breath seems to ghost across them, and he doesn’t move. He stares at me like an animal hunting for prey. Spotting it. Finding it.
I don’t move either.
We stand in the hall by the elevator.
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