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She was his now, and it completely overwhelmed him. Dropping a soft kiss on her brow, he settled back and closed his eyes.

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"We are in Hawaii?" she exclaimed as soon as they got off the plane.

"Maui to be exact." He gave her a boyish grin as he handed their luggage to the driver waiting next to the long and shiny black car.

"We are going to the hotel." She took his outstretched hand and allowed herself to be guided to the door the driver had opened.

"Yes." He settled her in, before sliding in next to her. The driver closed the door and Wade gave her his attention. "How about something to drink?" he suggested. Touching a button, he caused a small cabinet to slide out of the slot. "How is the stomach?" He had seen her rubbing it a few times during her sleep.

"A little raw."

"Tea, then?"

"Yes. How long is this journey?"

"A few miles. The hotel was a private residence several hundred years ago, before it was transformed into a hotel." He handed her the steaming cup of herbal tea and settled for a finger of vodka. Settling back against the butter soft leather seat, he stared at her. "We are going to be completely alone and isolated."

"Has work started on the building?"

He lifted one shoulder in a shrug. "On the exterior and some inside."

"I could-"

"We are on our honeymoon and yes, I am going to need your kind of expertise at a later date, but for now, we are going to just sit around, swim, eat, make love, make love and make love. In that particular order." He gave her a lazy smile that twisted her up inside.

"It's always sex with you," she grumbled as she sipped her tea.

"Now it's legal sex." He trailed a finger down her cheek, loving the feel of her smooth skin. "I thought pregnant women were supposed to have craters on their faces?"

She sent him a baleful look that had him laughing.

"Fortunately for you, that is not the case." he added, tongue in cheek.

"This tea is piping hot," she reminded him, staring pointedly at his crotch.

"I am shutting up now, but not before I tell you that you are the most beautiful pregnant woman I have ever seen."

"That is not going to work."

"I am just being honest." He looped a hand around her shoulder and carefully nudged her closer to him.

With a contented sigh, she snuggled against his shoulder and continued to sip tea. "It's beautiful."

"We should explore, when we manage to climb out of bed. It's a beautiful place."

"How many times have you been here?" It was dark and they were leaving the busy town area and heading into the rural part of the city. It was dark but every now and then she could see flowers blooming and trees waving in the breeze.

"Several times. I had to come for meetings - face to face and to take a look at the property." He trailed his fingers absently over her arms, loving the feel of her against him. "I admired the structural soundness of it and decided that it was exactly what was needed."

She turned her head to look at him, admiring the handsome profile and the stubborn chin. This man was her husband, something she was finding difficult to become accustomed to. "And what Wade Bramwell wants, he gets."

He turned his head to look at her, green eyes locking on hers. "I had to fight tooth and nail to get you to come and live with me," he reminded her dryly.

"And eventually I caved."

"Did you now? Finished?" He nodded at the cup.

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