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‘You make me sound like a puppy.’ She interrupted, astonished that she could joke with him when her heart had expanded to impossible proportions and got jammed in her throat.
He laughed again. ‘And hot as hell,’ he added.
‘That’s better,’ she said, euphoria infecting her soul and making her lips lift up in what she was fairly sure was a mile-wide grin. ‘Keep going...’ she added.
‘I love the way you bite your lip when you’re nervous, or concentrating, or doing something you’re scared to fail at but are determined to try nonetheless. I love your bravery and your boldness and your ingenuity, and how, even though you have a veneer of efficiency and purpose, it really isn’t that hard to turn you into mush.’
A laugh burst out, riding the wave of euphoria right out of her mouth. How wonderful, she thought, to realise that so much of what she had considered her weaknesses, were her strengths...to him.
He took her hand, threaded his fingers through hers and tugged her slowly into his arms, until her hands were settled on his waist and she was staring into his eyes.
‘And I love that you’re gonna forgive me for being a jerk.’
His gaze roamed up to her hair and over her face, the light shining in his eyes for her and only her.
‘You weren’t a jerk,’ she said, touching his cheek. ‘You were just cautious.’
‘Not any more,’ he said, covering her hand, then bringing her fingers to his lips. ‘Not with you.’
She blinked, felt the tears threatening again, but this time they were tears of joy.
He wrapped his arms around her, tucked her head under his chin to whisper against her hair. ‘I’m sorry I lost you your job...but how would you feel about finding a new one in San Francisco? I have some great contacts. And I know an island that wants you to call it home.’
The giddy beat of her heart hit hyperdrive. She’d only known him two weeks. This was a big step—a huge step—a decision she couldn’t make on the spur of the moment. But somehow, as mad as it was, it already felt right.
After all, it would just be another crazy adventure—and she was getting surprisingly good at those.
‘I’ll consider it,’ she said, being coy two weeks too late. Then she leaned back to stare up at him. ‘But don’t you want to know if I love you too first? Before you ask me to move in with you?’
He shook his head and framed her face with his hands. ‘Nuh-uh,’ he said, with the confidence she had come to adore. ‘I already know you do, cher.’
And before she had a chance to be outraged, or indignant, or to dispute the inevitable, he covered her mouth with his lips and sealed the truth with a soul-searing kiss.
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