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When he finally stopped, she slid down his body, savouring the delicious contact, the spark of heat arcing between them.
'Do you have any idea how much I've missed you?'
'Bet it's not half as much as I've missed you.' She caressed his cheek, her fingertips scraping stubble. 'I love London, but arriving back here and having to mend a broken heart for the second time sure as hell hasn't been fun.'
'Hey, you ran out on me.’
‘I’m such an idiot…’ Her rueful grin had him chuckling as he pulled her flush against him, their hips moulding perfectly and exacerbating the slow build of heat as he traced lazy circles in the small of her back. 'You know I love you, right?'
He stopped tracing circles, his gaze locked on hers. 'What did you just say?'
'Don't make me say it again, Mancini. Once a day is more than enough. A girl's got her pride, you know.'
'You're in love with me? I mean, I'd hoped, but you've never actually said it, and—'
'Yeah, no accounting for taste.' She shrugged, unable to stop a goofy grin as he captured her hand and raised it to his lips.
'I.' He placed a soft kiss on her palm, his tongue lightly tracing her lifeline until she shivered.
'Love.' He nibbled along her knuckles, grazing them with his tongue.
'You.' He nipped at the fleshy base of her thumb, sucking it gently until she moaned.
'Good answer.’ She gasped as his mouth covered hers, stealing her breath along with her heart.
His mind-blowing kiss ignited the hope and dreams she'd harboured for so long.
Nick Mancini loved her.
Her husband loved her.
She'd finally quashed her fears and she couldn't be happier.
'So you're serious about staying around?'
'Hell, yeah.'
He kissed her to prove it, a delicious, desperate, devastating kiss packed with emotion and feeling and love, so much love.
When they finally came up for air, he smiled, the slow, sexy smile that set her pulse tripping as he cupped her face in his hands.
'I thought starting the FantaSea hotel chain was the best thing I'd ever done, but I was wrong. You're my fantasy and there's no one I'd rather live my dreams with than you.'
'Keep that up and you'll have me blubbering again.'
'I love you, Red. Will you live the dream with me? Forever? As my wife?'
He kissed her, tenderly, softly, as if knowing she needed a moment to recover from the ecstasy of hearing the guy she'd loved forever pledge his life to her.
'You bet I will,' she whispered against the side of his mouth, filled with hope and excitement that they shared the same dream.
Epilogue
‘Are you sure you wouldn't like to elope?' Nick asked, sitting on a suitcase while Britt struggled with the zip. 'We've got the most romantic cities in the world on our doorstep. How about Paris? Or Venice? Wouldn't you like to renew our vows there?'
'We've had this conversation a hundred times, and the answer is still no.' Britt tugged on the zip, wondering how she always managed to pack way too much stuff considering she ended up only using half of it. ‘Move your butt a little to the left, if you don't mind.'
'Like this?' Nick wiggled towards her with a sexy grin.
