The Lawman
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“But you don’t like cops.”
She bent and kissed his lips softly. “I’ve recently discovered that cops aren’t too bad. At least, a certain one.”
“Marry me.”
She straightened with a snap, her eyes wide. “What?”
“You heard me. We’re going to get married.”
A blond eyebrow lifted. “Oh, so it’s an order now, not a question.”
“Will you marry me?”
She searched his face, her own filled with wonder and confusion. “You’re nuts. We’ve only known each other for a few days.”
“I don’t care. It took me thirty-six years to find the woman I love. I’m not going to let you go.”
She stroked his cheek with a cool hand. “All right.”
His eyes narrowed. “All right? Just like that you’re agreeing to marry a cop?”
Her lovely face sobered. “When I first saw you, lying in the recovery room, so pale, so still, I knew I couldn’t live without you. Not only was I going to make you live, I was going to make you live with me. If that means marriage, even this quickly, okay. I love you, Jake, and I want to be with you. You taught me what it’s like to love and be loved. I’m not going to be satisfied without it now. And I’m not going to be afraid of it anymore.” Her smile was brilliant. “So, yes, Jake White, I’ll be your wife.”
Jake tugged on her hand.
She bent and kissed him.
He sighed with happiness. “That’s good, because I’m going to need rescuing again, you know. Especially if you’re going to make me continue being a cop. I want to know that you’ll be my backup for the rest of my life.”
She scraped her nails along the stubble on his jaw. “My love, I’ll back you up in anything you do. If you really don’t want to be a cop anymore, that’s okay. I just want you to be happy.”
He found the strength to lift his hand to her face. “You make me happy, kitten. You have from the instant I saw you. I fell in lust with your mole, then I fell in love with you.”
“My mole is yours, Jake. And so am I.” She kissed him. “Always.”
Special thanks and acknowledgment are given to Martha Shields for her contribution to the LONE STAR COUNTRY CLUB series.
ISBN: 978-1-4268-7220-4
THE LAWMAN
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