An Eternity of You
Page 9
Chuckling, Andrew smoothed a hand down Rebecca’s shoulder, drawing her against his side. He nodded at the bundled-up people on the lawn. “They may have rightful complaints against me, but for now, they are happy.”
“Yes, they are.” She snuggled deeper into his embrace. A soft sound of pleasure escaped. “And so am I.”
Andrew pressed a kiss to the top of her head. “You have no more complaints then?”
Her eyes flashed with impish light. “Just one.”
He arched an eyebrow. “One?”
With a beguiling smile, she dipped her fingertips inside his waistcoat and smoothed her hand across his chest. “That I am not yet your wife.”
Resisting the pleasurable heat that spread across his skin, he bent his head and nuzzled the side of her neck. “Three weeks, my dear.”
“Three long weeks,” she protested with a false groan. After withdrawing her hand, she ran her fingers down the length of his chest.
“Well, you will keep busy converting your house into your new office.” He captured her wandering palm a hairsbreadth away from the waist of his trousers.
“The nights will be insufferable alone.”
“Oh, but I intend to keep you occupied, my dear.” As occupied as the children would allow. Speaking of the children…
He dipped his head to graze his teeth across Rebecca’s earlobe. “What do you say to putting the children to bed so I can show you what I have in mind?”
“Mm.” She leaned back, giving him greater access to her throat. “That sounds delightful.”
Andrew took a moment to capture her in a slow, indulgent kiss, before forcing himself to step back. “Thomas! Alice! It’s that time now. To your rooms!”
Amid a series of protests, both children shuffled down the hall and up the stairs to the rooms they had established with Fortescue earlier in the day. Though the arrangements were only that of temporary houseguests and appropriately arranged as thus, Rebecca and Thomas would soon be permanent enough. Tomorrow evening would see them back in their household until they were married. For the moment though, the scene afforded him a glimpse of the years to come. Happiness warmed his heart.
Andrew quirked an eyebrow at Rebecca.
She took him by the hand, and in that moment, he knew he had been given the greatest gift of all. For not even gold could ever shine the way love glittered in her eyes. Love he had finally earned the right to claim for an eternity.
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Sophia Garrett always knew she wanted to be a writer, and more specifically, a historical romance writer. Her teenage years were spent rabidly gobbling up the newest books from romance icons such as Johanna Lindsey, Sabrina Jefferies, Julie Garwood, and Kathleen E. Woodiweiss. She composed her first romance novel about the American Revolution in high school.
When Sophia is not researching…well, she’s always researching! But in her non-working hours she enjoys studying historical events (yes, she’s one of those girls), watching documentaries, taking in action-packed dramas at the theatre, and spending as much time as possible with her two young sons collecting bugs, racing Hot Wheels, and smashing things in video games.
Her second passion is animals, so much so that at one time she considered a career in veterinary medicine. Chemistry, however, waged war on her sanity, and she decided training horses was far less harmful than trying to manipulate miniscule objects that can’t be seen. Setting her sweatshirt on fire in lab might have had something to do with that. She still has her horses but has added a chicken…or two. And a duck. And a (house) pig. And several dogs. And cats. And… who knows what might turn up next!
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