His hands stroked her with a care that bordered on reverence.
“That’s what I had in mind.” In the quiet room Trace watched her face, caught by her honesty and her passion. This was as serious as it got, he realized. “A whole lot more after that. I’m going to be damned inventive about how many ways I can make you moan my name, honey.”
She didn’t see the small velvet box shoved inside his jacket pocket. He had hidden it there several hours before, feeling its weight in every movement he’d made.
Trace had agonized over the ring in two cities and five different shops. He’d wanted something different, something she would always remember. In the end he’d chosen a single diamond surrounded by dark tanzanite chips because they reminded him of her eyes when they made love.
He didn’t realize that any stone would have been precious to her. That homes or cars or salaries didn’t matter.
The future was what mattered, and that future was starting here and now.
Not yesterday, not tomorrow. Just a long string of nows. If we are very good and very careful we’ll make something unforgettable, Trace vowed.
He knew that Marshall would have agreed with that.
Then Gina circled his neck and pulled his body against hers, and Trace forgot about everything but how beautiful she was and how much he needed to feel her against him again.
The ring could wait.
The things he felt in his heart couldn’t be put aside any longer. Meanwhile, the look in Gina’s eyes was open, giving.
And just a little teasing.
“About your comment, that day we met. You mentioned chocolate and sex.”
Trace felt her rising need, her lush heat. “I remember.”
“You were definitely right.” She fitted her body to his. “But don’t tell anyone or I may be out of a job.”
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