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“In case I wasn’t clear, I am asking you to marry me, my darling. And no, it isn’t because I think we have been compromised into it. In fact, we were remarkably proper in our jaunting about the countryside as your sister put it. But I would still very much like to have you as my wife.”
“I didn’t think I wished to wed either, my lord. And I certainly never thought I would want to have adventures. But if they’re with you, I think I would like that very much.”
He pulled her into his arms and crushed her to his chest.
“I love you more than life itself,” he breathed, as his head started to descend toward hers.
Grace’s face flushed, and she gazed up into his smiling eyes. “I love you quite desperately too, but won’t this cause a scandal?”
Alex laughed. “There’s no one about, and you did just agree to marry me.”
“That I did,” Grace agreed and with a deep chuckle, she closed the distance between their lips, sealing their bargain in the sweetest way possible.
The End
