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“Arson.”
Scarlett knew was he was thinking, without a body meant that her father may not be truly lost. He may have set the fire to cover his tracks. He could still be out there, waiting for his revenge.
“Well I’m sorry.”
“No you’re not, but that’s okay, because as long as we’re together, we’ll be fine. You and me together.”
“Forever?” He offered.
“What?”
He pulled a small black box from under the sheet. “Will you be with me forever? Will you marry me?”
Scarlett’s eyes widened with shock. She knew now that he really did love her, regardless of her father’s evil nature. He opened the box and inside was a giant diamond. She walked over with tears in her eyes and he slipped it on her finger.
“Yes, a thousand times yes.”
She knew they wouldn’t be planning a wedding until Carter was fully healed, but she could wait. She would always wait for him.
Epilogue
Scarlett lay in the sun, stretched out on a towel, and watched as Carter came toward her, carrying Maura on his shoulders. She giggled and clutched his hair as he swooped down on the towel beside Scarlett. “How’s the construction going?” Scarlett asked lazily, hoping everything was going to schedule. She was anxious to move into their own home and away from the hostile presence of Lydia.
“Lazio assures me that they’ll complete the house within a week.”
“I can’t wait,” Scarlett admitted, keeping a lazy eye on Maura as she ran to the water’s edge. Their three-year-old daughter gave new meaning to precious. “She seems to love living here.”
“Do you?” Carter asked.
“I love this place,” Scarlett assured him. “Only Lydia detracts from the charm of this island. When you first brought me here four years ago, I never wanted to leave. After the wedding, I was willing to stay forever, but...”
“I had to get Roche in order first, and I didn’t want to have to worry about your health.”
“Women have babies everyday,” Scarlett dismissed. “There’s a terrific hospital in Athens, and a medical center on Mykanos.” She scrunched up her face. “You know, since I’ve met you, I’ve gotten over my fear of hospitals, maybe because I’ve been in so many.”
“Maybe I cursed you,” he teased lightly. “First you sprained your ankle and had that concussion—”
“Your coma, Maura’s birth, last year when she broke her arm.” Scarlett completed the list for him. “Maybe you did curse me.” She looked at him, her desire plain to see. “How do I get uncursed?”
“I might have an idea.” Leaning over to whisper in her ear, Carter gave her explicit instructions, and she was blushing by the time he finished.
“I don’t think I can do that right now,” she admitted.
He forced a disappointed expression. “It was merely a suggestion.”
“You know how much I love you?” Scarlett asked.
“How much?”
“This much,” she answered, kissing him passionately.
“Mama!” Maura stamped her tiny foot in the sand. Her long black hair flew around her face in the breeze, and disgust gleamed in her purple eyes.
“Hm, we should wait until there’s no audience?”
Carter called to Maura, “Head back up to the house, Mama and I will meet you there.”
Maura smiled and waved to them both skipping through the sand as Carter wrapped his arms around Scarlett.
