Page 56 of On Her Terms
“Yes,” I say, pushing that one word from my tight throat and holding my shaky hand out for him. Tears pour down my face as he slides the huge diamond solitaire on.
“It’s beautiful,” I say as he wipes the water from my cheeks.
“You’re beautiful,” he whispers and drops a tender kiss onto my mouth. I sigh and put my arms around him. I might not have found my Prince Charming, but I found my duke, and that’s a million times better.
Luca stands and pulls me up with him. “Let’s go,” he says.
“Wait.” I breathe in, catching lingering scents of dinner. “Did you make carbonara?”
“Yeah. I wanted to do something special for you and your family.”
Teasing him, I say, “We should stay and eat it with the others, don’t you think? It would be rude just to take off.”
He rakes a shaky finger through his hair. “Ah, okay. If that’s what you want.”
I step into him, feel his erection. Grinning, I go up on my toes and press my lips to his. “No, it’s not what I want, and I think Granddad, Tate and Summer will understand.”
He exhales a relieved breath, as anxious to be alone with me as I am to be with him. “Thank God!”
I touch his collar. “What I really want is to go back to my place, where things will be done on my terms.”
He grins at me. “What are your terms?”
“You, having your way with me.”
“Accepted,” he says and then slides his arm around my waist.
“Then we’ll come back later and eat,” I say, laughing as I open the front door.
Forgoing an umbrella, we step out into the rain. “You really love that carbonara, don’t you?”
Water soaks our clothes, but it doesn’t matter. Soon enough we’ll be out of them. “I do, but not as much as I love you.”
“I love you, too, Bri, and I plan to spend the rest of our lives proving it.”
A happy laugh rises in my throat. Never in my life have I felt so giddy, so loved. “Good, now let’s hurry to my place so we can get naked and start on that right away.”
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