Page 49 of Her Spanish Scandal

He’d used his resources and had found her in Monte Negro, but had no idea what to do now that he’d found her. He knew that she would need a big gesture from him. Hell, what she needed was his love and he didn’t know if he loved her. Didn’t know that he could ever say to a woman that he loved her.

But this wasn’t just any woman. Kara was the woman who’d changed his life and made him realize that he had something worth losing. How could one person impact his life this much?

Even his sisters were at odds with him because he’d let Kara slip away. With his family upset with him and having other things to deal with, he had nowhere to turn other than to Christos and Tristan, who’d always had his back.

After two days of drinking on Christos’s yacht, the other men were restless to get back to their brides. But the bond of friendship was strong, and they were still here with him.

He took a sip of coffee and stared at the horizon.

“Why did you ask her to marry you?” Christos asked.

He shook his head. He’d sound like a total bastard if he told them his real reason. “I like her.”

“Yeah, but you didn’t at my reception. You barely knew her. Sheri said she thinks you were afraid that Christos and I would leave you behind now that we’re both married.”

Gui snorted. “What kind of idiot gets married because his mates have?”

“One that looks like you,” Christos said with a laugh.

Gui flipped him off. “I’m not married.”

“That’s the problem,” Tristan said. “You let it go too long. You should have hustled her up the aisle as soon as she said yes.”

“I’m not into rushing,” Gui said, taking another sip of the strong Greek coffee. These days were endless, and he felt the emptiness of Kara’s presence in a way he’d never expected to. How could one woman change his life in such a short time? And why hadn’t he realized it before she’d left?

“Liar. You run through life where everything else is concerned.”

“Christos, you’re supposed to be my friend.”

“I am. That’s why I’m being blunt. And we don’t have the luxury of letting you take three months to decide what to do the way you did with Elvira.”

“Well, that worked out the way it was supposed to,” Gui said.

“But Kara is different, and so are you when you are with her. You’ve done nothing but talk about her since we got here. You need to go after her. Enough sitting here drinking and talking.”

“I don’t know how to win her back, Tristan. I hurt her. Told her I didn’t need her, and then went to comfort another woman.”

“So tell her you’re an idiot and give her something expensive,” Christos said.

“Did that work with Ava?”

“No. But she wanted something else from me.”

“What did she want?”

“None of your damned business.”

Gui smiled at Christos. He knew what his friend was getting at. This wasn’t the kind of problem that could be solved in discussion with his friends. He needed to do something that would show Kara exactly how much he loved her.

Oh, hell, did he love her? Was that why he’d had this dull ache inside his body since she’d left?

“Gui?”

“Hmm?”

“You okay?”

“I think I’m in love.”