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‘Why do you want my children, Reiko?’ He was relentless. ‘I could go first and bare my soul to you right now. But I don’t want to frighten you. You mentioned my obsession with you. And you may be right. But I need you to look inside yourself, too. Tell me if what I’m feeling is so different from what you’re feeling.’
His words, thick with meaning and expectation, clawed a path of fear through her. Fear of what too much hope might do to her. But it grew, filling the numb place where her heart used to be.
‘Why do you want my children, mon amour?’
‘B … because I love you.’
Damion exhaled, long and hard, then started to move towards her. Just then two small children shrieked past, followed by their heavily pregnant mother.
Time stood still. She wasn’t aware she was crying until the chilly breeze froze her tears. Whirling with a sharp cry, she ran.
Damion called out her name but she didn’t stop. Couldn’t stop. Of course, he was much quicker than her. By the time she arrived at the park’s entrance, his SUV was waiting, the doors open. He stood beside it in silent command.
With a resigned sniff, she slid in. All the way to his penthouse, misery gripped her.
She’d told him she loved him. He’d said nothing.
‘Do you know this is the longest time we’ve been in a confined space without you touching me?’
‘What?’
‘We’ve been together for over an hour and you haven’t touched me once. Do you know how painful that feels to me?’
The low, deep words worked their way through her system to settle low in her belly. His proximity, so seductive, so touchable, made her heart ache.
He shut the door and held out his hand to her. ‘Come here, Reiko.’
‘I …’
‘I don’t want to tell you how I feel from across the room.’
‘How do you feel?’
He remained silent, his hand outstretched. Slowly she moved towards him, every fibre of her being vibrating with a tension so strong she feared she’d break in a million pieces. Where normally he’d have lunged for her, he waited for her to come to him.
Finally his hand closed on her. The touch she’d craved and cried out for in the darkness of the night finally arrived.
‘I love you, Reiko Kagawa. More than I want children. More than I want to take my next breath. Je t’aime.’
Joy burst through her, the depth of her happiness so strong her knees gave way. He caught her easily, strong arms banding around her to lift her into his body. Their kiss lasted until they both needed to draw breath.
Damion leaned his head against her. ‘I know my possessiveness frightens you. I’ll try to scale it back. I don’t know how, but I’m willing to give it a go. Just tell me if you think you’re getting overwhelmed and I’ll find a way of making it work.’
‘How?’
He looked stumped, as if he hadn’t thought of the how. And the more he thought about it, the paler he got.
‘Damion?’
‘I don’t have any answers, mon amour. All I know is that I can’t live a day without you and I pray you’ll let me be with you.’
She sighed. ‘There it is. The answer I needed.’
A puzzled frown creased his brow. ‘What?
‘To know that you don’t have all the answers. I sure as heck don’t. And I like it that way—makes for an interesting life.’ Her heart lurched as pain tugged at her happiness. ‘Damion …’
‘Before you go causing yourself more unnecessary pain, there’s something else you should know. I’ve lined up the best fertility doctors in France. If you want to, we can explore what options we have. If you prefer, we can go the adoption route.’
