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Silly widgeon. He dropped a kiss on the tip of her nose while holding her gaze. “For believing in me, seeing that I was a good man despite evidence to the contrary.”
“I did because you saw my true worth, trusted me when there was nothing there except scandal and a shameful past.”
“We’re going to have a lovely time together, Lavinia.” He rolled onto his side and took her with him. “And thank the heavens I can finally tell Deborah her new mama will be with her forever.”
“I can’t wait to go home.” She nuzzled the crook of his neck, and his shaft tightened all over again. “With you.”
Home. What a wonderful sound that one word had in it.
Percival’s heart ached, but not from pain. Now that he’d finally heard those coveted words of love from Lavinia, the rips in that organ were being stitched up, and he would wear those scars as badges of honor, for they stood as testament, alongside the ones made when his first wife had died, that he had indeed lived and loved.
And wasn’t that the point of everything?
