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She roughly translated it. ‘Guiding light?’

He nodded. ‘That’s what you brought to me. But it was time to return home. To Los Angeles.’

‘You’ve been busy. But I thought you said the yacht was home.’

‘And it was a home of sorts before you arrived.’ His hand drifted down her cheek and over her neck to gently cup her nape, his thumb tilting up her chin so she could look into his face. See the surfeit of emotion in his eyes. ‘Now home is where you are. Home is in your arms and in your heart.’ His hand dropped to her belly. ‘In the family I hoped had started already but am committed to having with you if you want it, too.’

She blinked the tears back so she wouldn’t miss a second of that loving smile. ‘I do. So much. Oh, Jario. I promise to wrap those arms tight around you, always. Never let you go.’

His blinding smile caused a wild somersault in her chest. Then his own, more powerful and infinitely loving arms drew her close to his body. ‘I’m going to hold you to that,mi amor. For several lifetimes.’

Standing on tiptoe, she brushed her nose over his, then a kiss over his mouth, her heart full to overflowing when she murmured, ‘And a few more after that.’