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Had he swallowed some salt water when he’d been out in the ocean?
“Ash, what is it you want to say? You can tell me anything.”
He exhaled hard through his lips. “Yeah, okay. You might not think it’s been long enough, and we can take it slow if you want. But I know what I want, and it’s you.”
She frowned, then quickly relaxed her facial muscles before he could think she was turning him down. She wasn’t even sure what he was saying. They were already dating exclusively. That had happened from the start. Neither one of them had any interest in other people.
Did he want to move in together? She could handle that. As long as they moved into her place. Not that his place was awful, but she really loved sitting in the dark in her living room at night and looking out at the lake.
“Bree?”
She blinked and focused on him. His face was pinched with worry. “What, exactly, are you saying?”
He reached out his hand and opened it. As he did, the sun broke through the fog, causing the diamond on his palm to twinkle. She gasped. “Ash?”
“Marry me. I know it sounds corny, but make me the happiest guy in the world.”
That part was a given, she’d do anything to make him happy. Nothing gave him more pleasure. But was spending the rest of her life with him what she wanted?
Yes! screamed the voice in her head. Why are you even thinking this out? Tell the man the truth. Her throat tightened. “I think you’re the first guy in the world to see past the ‘girls’,” she said, cupping her breasts. “You don’t care that I like talking about work. Or my flamingo pink Alexander Wang sandals. Or the Louis Vuitton bag I saw. Or anything. You laugh at my jokes even when I screw up the punch line. I fell in love with you long before we ever went out. Even before Greg’s wedding.”
“Me, too.” Ash’s eyes were filled with the same sort of softness she usually saw after they made love. “So?”
“So, I’m surprised you even question my answer. Yes, I’ll marry you. Yes, I’ll wake up next to you for the rest of my life.”
He held the ring out for her to slip her finger inside as if they were exchanging vows.
The cold metal looked perfect on her hand. The giddiness inside couldn’t be contained. “Yes, I’ll freeze my ass off just to watch you ride that board of yours.”
Now it was his turn to raise an eyebrow. “Oh, yeah? That sexy little ass of yours is cold?” He reached around her back, slipped his hand under the hem of her cover up and worked his way to the string of her bikini.
“You’d better not start something you don’t intend to finish.”
“Oh, I intend to finish. Eventually.” That spark she loved appeared in his eyes. He lowered his head and pressed his cold lips against hers. And his hand slid beneath the string.
She pulled away. “Not here.” Glancing around, she made sure no one noticed them.
“You? Afraid of letting someone see some skin?”
She made a face. “Seeing skin and watching me make love are two different things.”
He sat back. “Yeah, you’re right. Thank you.”
She tipped her head to one side. “For what? Turning you down?”
“No, for telling me you really do think of me differently than the other guys.”
“I do. I always have, even before we went out.”
He began to lean again, his gaze aimed toward her mouth, then suddenly jumped to his feet and held out his hand. “Come on.”
The sudden heat between her thighs matched the speed of her nipples tightening. “Yes, sir. Anything you wish.”
“Anything?” He shook out the blanket and folded it over his arm.
“You mean there’s something we haven’t already tried?”
He licked his lips and she shivered. “Maybe. You’ll have to hurry up if you want to find out.”
She grabbed her sandals, tucking her eBook reader into her purse. “Right behind you, babe. Show me how much you love me.”
“I plan to spend the rest of our lives doing just that.”
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“Ash, what is it you want to say? You can tell me anything.”
He exhaled hard through his lips. “Yeah, okay. You might not think it’s been long enough, and we can take it slow if you want. But I know what I want, and it’s you.”
She frowned, then quickly relaxed her facial muscles before he could think she was turning him down. She wasn’t even sure what he was saying. They were already dating exclusively. That had happened from the start. Neither one of them had any interest in other people.
Did he want to move in together? She could handle that. As long as they moved into her place. Not that his place was awful, but she really loved sitting in the dark in her living room at night and looking out at the lake.
“Bree?”
She blinked and focused on him. His face was pinched with worry. “What, exactly, are you saying?”
He reached out his hand and opened it. As he did, the sun broke through the fog, causing the diamond on his palm to twinkle. She gasped. “Ash?”
“Marry me. I know it sounds corny, but make me the happiest guy in the world.”
That part was a given, she’d do anything to make him happy. Nothing gave him more pleasure. But was spending the rest of her life with him what she wanted?
Yes! screamed the voice in her head. Why are you even thinking this out? Tell the man the truth. Her throat tightened. “I think you’re the first guy in the world to see past the ‘girls’,” she said, cupping her breasts. “You don’t care that I like talking about work. Or my flamingo pink Alexander Wang sandals. Or the Louis Vuitton bag I saw. Or anything. You laugh at my jokes even when I screw up the punch line. I fell in love with you long before we ever went out. Even before Greg’s wedding.”
“Me, too.” Ash’s eyes were filled with the same sort of softness she usually saw after they made love. “So?”
“So, I’m surprised you even question my answer. Yes, I’ll marry you. Yes, I’ll wake up next to you for the rest of my life.”
He held the ring out for her to slip her finger inside as if they were exchanging vows.
The cold metal looked perfect on her hand. The giddiness inside couldn’t be contained. “Yes, I’ll freeze my ass off just to watch you ride that board of yours.”
Now it was his turn to raise an eyebrow. “Oh, yeah? That sexy little ass of yours is cold?” He reached around her back, slipped his hand under the hem of her cover up and worked his way to the string of her bikini.
“You’d better not start something you don’t intend to finish.”
“Oh, I intend to finish. Eventually.” That spark she loved appeared in his eyes. He lowered his head and pressed his cold lips against hers. And his hand slid beneath the string.
She pulled away. “Not here.” Glancing around, she made sure no one noticed them.
“You? Afraid of letting someone see some skin?”
She made a face. “Seeing skin and watching me make love are two different things.”
He sat back. “Yeah, you’re right. Thank you.”
She tipped her head to one side. “For what? Turning you down?”
“No, for telling me you really do think of me differently than the other guys.”
“I do. I always have, even before we went out.”
He began to lean again, his gaze aimed toward her mouth, then suddenly jumped to his feet and held out his hand. “Come on.”
The sudden heat between her thighs matched the speed of her nipples tightening. “Yes, sir. Anything you wish.”
“Anything?” He shook out the blanket and folded it over his arm.
“You mean there’s something we haven’t already tried?”
He licked his lips and she shivered. “Maybe. You’ll have to hurry up if you want to find out.”
She grabbed her sandals, tucking her eBook reader into her purse. “Right behind you, babe. Show me how much you love me.”
“I plan to spend the rest of our lives doing just that.”
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