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He smirks and pulls me down close. “Te amo.” I laugh against his mouth. “I
can’t stand you.”
Henri laughs; his chest rumbles against my breasts. “You can and will. You’re
stuck with me.”
“Am I?” I challenge softly. My love for him glows so bright, it almost burns.

“Yes, because you love me, too.” He places a soft kiss on the corner of my
mouth.
“So, first, you decide I’m your girlfriend. Then you decide that I love you?”
He tugs at my hair. “Yes. And I also have the next five years planned.” I pull
out the saucer eyes. “Five years.”
He nods earnestly. “Yup. We’ll get engaged. Find a new house, reno that house,
get married in time to move into that house, then put your mother out of her
misery and give her a grandchild.”
Mind blown. I’m going to burst. It sounds perfect. My morning was filled with
despair because I thought I’d lost him forever, and now he’s offering me forever.
I’m so in love with him, it’s insane. Every cell in my body loves him. From the top
of my head to my toenail polish. Hell, my split ends love him. The air I breathe out
expels tiny whispers of my love for this man into the universe. But I can’t tell him

that though.
“My, my, my. Aren’t we full of fantasies?”
He kisses my nose. “Yes, and they are all starring you.” “Make love to me,
Henri.”
“Are you sure?” His eyes are tender and concerned.
“Yes. If someone had told me an hour ago I’d be in the mood, I would have
called bullshit. But, today has been horrible for both of us. I figure we deserve a
good memory.”
“Promise me you’ll tell me if you want to stop.”
“I won’t. My sanctuary may be gone, but my desire for you is very much
intact.”
Henri kisses me gently, his lips coax mine, but he’s allowing me to control it. I
tease the seam of his lips with the tip of my tongue. He moans into my mouth, and
I deepen the kiss. I can get used to being in control. I make a mental note to buy
handcuffs. He slides my shirt up my body. The cotton teases me, leaving a trail of
fire in its wake. I sit back on his hips. His eyes feast on my naked body.