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His eyes widened. "What? No! Not at all. That’s the last thing on my mind."

"So … have you ever pictured yourself as a dad?"

Looking more panicked than she ever remembered seeing him before, he whispered back his dreaded answer. "Yes. But it’s not that—"

"This is a yes or no question, Drew," she said. "Just … yes or no."

"Fine," he answered defeated. Closing his eyes, he muttered, "Yes, I have pictured myself having children. Even more so lately—especially since I met you."

Since he wouldn’t open his eyes, he wasn’t able to see her blinding smile. "I think you’d make a wonderful father," she declared.

His lashes jerked apart, his gaze startled as he gawked at her. The air rushed out of his lungs and he breathlessly gasped, "You do? Does that mean … ?"

She nodded. "Yes! I think I’d like to sometime."

"Oh, Mia." He stared at her wide-eyed a moment before the smile broke out on his face. Then he lunged at her, pulling her into a fierce hug. "Thank God," he murmured against her hair. "Thank God."

"I love you," she said.

"I love you too. This is going to work for us. We’re going to be so happy."

She opened her mouth to agree, but he continued before she had a chance. And that was perfectly fine with her if he wanted to cut in because he said, "I want to marry you."

She froze. "You … really?"

He nodded and rubbed his thumb over the back of her left index finger as if imaging a ring there.

"I do," he said. "Really."

"Oh, Drew." She leaned over the center console into his arms. "I want to marry you, too."

He pulled her close and repeated, "I love you. I love you so much."

"I love you too," she answered, and meant it with all her heart.

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Linda Kage

The youngest of eight children, Linda Kage grew up on a dairy farm in the Midwest. She now lives in Kansas with her husband, daughter and nine cuckoo clocks. Linda is a member of Romance Writers of America and its local chapter, Midwest Romance Writers.

www.LindaKage.com

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