by Micki Miller
She possessed a sharp mind. She produced viable ideas. He saw no reason whatsoever to oppose her seeing this project through. In fact, he rather liked that aspect of her. Her uniqueness fit well with his. Burke smiled from the inside out. Even marrying, he could still thumb his nose at Society. His title and wealth would protect them both. This was all too right for it not to happen.
There was just one more matter to see to. But it wasn’t a small one. In fact, this blossoming garden might well die from it.
“Rose,” he said. “There is something you need to know about me. It might affect your decision.”
“What is it, Burke?” At his hesitation, she said. “Please, tell me.”
How he wished he could erase this part of his history. But if she is to pledge herself to him, to bear his children, she had a right to know.
“The second earl, he was not my legitimate father. My mother, she…knew other men during their marriage. Other than my friend Drew, no one in Society is aware of this. If that helps.”
“It doesn’t help,” she said, and he deflated near to nothing. Until she finished her meaning. “It doesn’t help, because it doesn’t matter. I love you, Burke. I accept all that comes with you, just as you do me.”
He wrapped himself around her then.
“I love you, too, Rose, forever and always. No matter what.”
“Forever and always. No matter what,” she repeated.
Leaning back a bit, he said, “How does this sound? We’ll go back to London and marry in a quiet ceremony as soon as possible. We will see the new home built and the children settled. In the meantime, we’ll work on making some children of our own. That is, if you’ll consent to be my wife.”
Rose’s smile dominated her face. He caught her joy before she even spoke the words. “It sounds like a perfect life.”
“It will be a perfect life,” Burke promised as he took her into his arms, where he intended to keep her for the rest of their days.
A word about the author…
I lived most of my life in the wondrous city of Las Vegas, Nevada. For ten years my husband and I traveled several months of the year in an R.V., and I was fortunate to see every state in this amazing country. Now I live in beautiful Michigan, where I’ve learned about layering clothes and that boats don’t have brakes.
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