by Téa Cooper
His gaze dropped to where her dress sat snugly against her breast. The silky material heaved with every laboured breath. His nostrils flared, then he raised his eyes to her face and threw her an apologetic grin.
‘There’s just one thing before we go any further, Dolly. I have to ask permission of your family.’
She loved the sound of her name on his tongue and she cared nothing for permission or families. This was the twenties, she was a woman. Smiling contentedly she beamed up at him, slicking her tongue across her lower lip. ‘I don’t have a family. Why ask permission?’
‘You have a brother.’ A smile played over his lips and his chest rose as he sucked in a deep breath.
‘Oh yes, but he won’t mind.’ Warmth swirled in her belly, her mind so far from her brother she couldn’t imagine why Jack would even mention him.
He bent close to her ear and whispered, ‘And a husband if you’d like one.’
The reflection of the sunburst winked at her from the plate glass window as his words finally made sense. ‘I would,’ she murmured, wrapping herself around him, her heart full to bursting, ‘if you care to marry a singer.’
THE END
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