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It had been three weeks since he had asked her, and he figured it was time for them to advance. He knew without a doubt that he wanted her in his life.
"And this one is not a working farm?" The driver had brought in their luggage and had been summarily dismissed.
"Not yet. There is a couple who take care of the property. I alerted them that we were coming, and they made the necessary arrangements."
"What are you going to do with it?"
"I have not decided yet. Do you like it?"
"From what I can see, yes. I love it."
"I was planning on getting rid of it, but if you like it-"
"We are not planning on living here, are we?"
"We could come for visits in the summer. And when the children-"
He grinned at her raised brows. They were in the large living room, and a fire blazed in the hearth, giving the place a warm and cozy feel. She had something to tell him, and he would not like it.
"Children. How many are we talking about?"
"I was thinking of four."
"You are a funny guy."
"Why don't we start working on it?" He drew her towards him and was about to persuade her to let them stay right by the fire when she tugged her hands away.
"It's quiet."
"That's because we are the only ones here." He watched as she prowled around the room, touching the furniture. "The Ingels will come if needed. But I want to be alone with you and all the reporters."
"Yes." She wandered to the window to see the snow-covered mountains and the ice dripping off the leaves. She felt when he came up behind her.
"What is it?"
"Am I that transparent?"
"To me, you are." He turned her to face him, a frown creasing his forehead. "if you do not want to be here, I could call the pilot-"
She laughed shakily, her fingers gripping his gold-colored sweater. "I am not sure I can ever get used to that. You just call your pilot to take us to wherever else we want to go."
"Yes." His expression was sober. "What is bothering you?"
Blowing out a breath, she pushed out of his arms and went to get her pocketbook. Drawing out the bunch of letters, she handed them to him.
"What's this?"
"From a fan." She bit her lip. "At first, they were harmless, notes of appreciation and admiration and nothing more. Then, a few weeks ago, it became more than that."
She watched as he opened one and read swiftly and then read the more recent ones, his frown deepening. "You have been receiving these since before we started-"
"Yes."
"And you are just now bringing it to my attention."
"I thought they were harmless." Shoving her hands into the pockets of her oversized sweater, she went to stand by the fireplace as she felt the chill sweeping through her.
"You could not possibly believe these were harmless. Dammit, Lynn, these threats, and they are bloody threats, started since we started going out. 'I am going to put out your lights, you worthless bitch.
