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"I know what I said. But I have changed my mind. Will you marry me?"
Chapter 11
He was trembling, scarcely able to think straight. He had waited so long to hear those words that he had no idea what to say to her.
"Wade?"
"Yes?"
"Will you marry me?" she asked him huskily.
"I-" His tongue felt as if it was cleaving to the roof of his mouth. He had told himself that he would not push the issue. He had asked her to marry him earlier and she had rejected him. There was no way he was going to put himself through that again. He would wait until she was ready.
“Christ!” He mashed his forehead against hers and took several shaky breaths. His heart was shaking inside his chest and he felt removed from his body.
“Was that a, yes?” she asked teasingly.
“Yes.” His lips found hers and the kiss took on a potency that had them spinning out. She clung to him, pouring everything she had found so difficult to verbalize, the words that would not come when she needed them, into the kiss.
He understood what she was telling him and he felt humbled. His hands raced over her back, digging into her butt as he hauled her up against him.
But somehow, he found the strength to end the kiss and ease her away from him, green eyes glittering. “Yes,” he whispered thickly. “When?”
She laughed shakily, her fingers curling into his chest. “Now. Soon. I don’t want a big wedding. Just an intimate ceremony in the park. Spring is here and I am imaging a place surrounded by the evidence of the season.
Just a few friends.” She touched his face lightly. “I am going to have to invite some of the wives I have become friendly with and their husbands. And I am not wearing white.”
“You can wear whatever you damn well please.” He still could not believe it. She had said yes, and more than that, she had been the one to do the asking. He felt as if he was floating on a cloud. “Black,” He tilted her chin up. “Gray, pink- “His lips curved when she shook her head. “Blue, azure- “
“Isn’t that the same thing?”
“It’s a shade of blue.”
“So, same thing.”
“Yes.” He kissed her tenderly. “Anything you want to wear. If you want to appear naked, I would not say a thing.”
“Then it would have to be just the two of us and we need someone to officiate the ceremony.” She felt happy and buoyant. She had expected it to be difficult, but she felt as if she could marry him right here and now.
Whatever came, they would face it together. They were a team, a unit and that was something she was getting accustomed to. “Two weeks from now,” she decided.
He stared at her with a frown. “Planning a wedding in two weeks? That’s- “
“I am getting a wedding planner. There is no way I am taking that on.”
“We will speak to Leesa-“ Pulling away from her, he reached for the phone.
“What are you doing?” she squeaked.
“You’ll see.” He grinned at her, a boyish expression on his handsome face. “Leesa, I hope I did not wake you.” He listened for a minute with a smile. “I am going to put you on speaker.” His smile widened as he placed the phone on the pillow between them.
“My darling Remi who is now my fiancée is giving me the stink eye.” He leaned over to kiss the pout from her lips. “This woman here has asked me to marry her in two weeks and I am rushing before she changes her mind.”
Remi rolled her eyes as the scream came from the other end of the line. “You would think he would wait until a decent hour.”
“Darling, this is exciting news. You are now officially becoming one of us. Brad says congratulations Wade and that’s from both of us. Now Remi, honey, we have to get together as soon as tomorrow. We will come to you. How does noon sound?”
“Perfect. I am going to need a wedding planner. There is no way I am taking this on.”
