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A point I didn’t see coming.
“I’ll marry you. We -- ” I’m about to say we have to tell Mom and Daddy, but given their plans for me, I’m not sure we should.
“That’s the part where we both win, Lindsay,” Drew explains, his grin widening. I didn’t think it possibly could, but it does. “We’re getting married now.”
“Now?”
“Today.”
“TODAY?”
“Yes.”
“We can’t get married today! We have to tell Mom and Daddy...” I frown.
“Baby, you know exactly what they’ll do.”
I halt. “They’ll stop us.”
“Yes.”
“And try to send me back to the Island.”
“I won’t let that happen.” He leans in and plants a gentle kiss on my lips. “But marrying me today can make damn sure they can’t control you any longer.”
“You want to marry me so you can control me?”
“I want to marry you so I can make love to you.”
“Nice try.”
“What? I do.”
“We don’t have to get married to do that! Let’s stick to the topic at hand.” Sex has been the last thing on my mind, frankly.
Suddenly, it’s right there.
“But if we’re married, your parents can’t have any legal control over you anymore. They’re not your next of kin. I am.”
Next of kin.
“So you’re saying that getting married today would take away power from my dad and mom?”
“Yes.”
I punch him. Then I kiss him, a long, wet, slow inventory that I hope shares all the dirty little ways I want to make love with him, someday, forever and ever.
“But -- ” I say as our mouths separate.
He sighs.
“I told you it’s a harmless little plan.” He can’t say the words without smiling.
I snort. “You are crazy.”
“You’ll do it?” He grabs my hands and holds them in front of me like we’re already taking vows. “Marry me?”
I nod. “But I won’t obey you.”
