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Were her lips that warm?
His groan was not silent this time, and he whispered against her cheek, “I am going to kiss you.”
“Please.” Her murmur was urgent, and it sent his blood rushing through him like a raging river.
Their lips touched like hungry souls reaching out for sustenance, and they tasted long and hard of each other until finally they broke apart for much needed breaths.
Foreheads rested against each other, breathing was heavy, and love filled both hearts. Neither spoke, but then neither could, and thoughts made no sense. The only sense was that they were in each other’s arms safe and secure and in love and wanting to make love.
She cupped his face in her hands and with a quieted breath she whispered, “I love you.”
If he thought her smile punched his gut, he was mistaken. Her words devastated and thrilled all at once, and he needed to speak from his heart as she had done. “As I said, we often think the same, you and I, for I love you too.”
She smiled, joy filling her heart, and she gave him a quick kiss. “You are sure?”
His own joy caused him to tease. “I must have a moment to reconsider, for you can be stubborn at times.”
She kissed him again before continuing. “And you are demanding.”
He feigned shock. “Me demanding? Never!” His teasing turned to loving and he gazed in her blue eyes. “I demand but one thing of you.”
“Tell me,” she murmured.
He tightened his arms around her waist, pulling her closer to him. “I demand you love me forever, for that is how long I shall love you.”
They kissed slowly and lovingly, and when their lips parted, they rested cheek to cheek.
Reena took a moment to gather her thoughts, and after carefully considering her decision, she spoke up. “There is something I ask, not demand, of you.”
Her serious tone had him paying close attention. “Tell me.”
“I have thought much on love of late, and I realize the enormous responsibility that comes with it. It cannot be taken for granted or expressed on a whim. Love is born in the heart and soul of two people and it is to be cherished, nourished and protected. I love you with all my heart and I wish to love you forever—” She paused. “But the love I speak of is the love I wish to give to my husband.”
“Are you asking me to marry you?” he asked with a grin.
She eased away from him and held her chin up high, ready to defend herself. “Do you wish to marry me?”
He eased her to him. “Since forever.”
Her heart thudded in her chest and her stomach quivered. “Truly?”
“Truly,” he said and nibbled at her lips.
“It matters not that I am your mapmaker?”
“It matters not to you that I am the Legend?”
She giggled softly. “Why would that matter?”
He shrugged. “Why would it matter that I wed my mapmaker? We wed because we love. What better reason?”
She cuddled close to him. “This day ends in much joy. I would have never thought it so.”
“This day will end in much more joy,” he teased and nuzzled her neck.
She playfully pushed at his chest. “We are not yet wed.”
“The heavens heard us confess our love; we are bonded, you and I, and nothing, absolutely nothing, will keep us apart.”
