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through it. Wait& a bag? Jace finally produced a little velvet box and balanced it on her
left knee. This.
No. It couldn t be. They both stared at the box silently until a woman s voice rang out
over the intercom.
Flight 1442 to Atlanta is now boarding. People started to shuffle around them, rolling
their bags to board the plane.
Jace&
He held up his hand to quiet her, though her heart didn t listen. It beat in an almost
deafening rhythm, filling her with emotions that were just too tangled to sort out.
I m coming with you. He wasn t joking. His eyes matched his tone, deadly serious.
What? Her voice squeaked, and she felt dizzy. You can t. What about the club and
your home&
It s all worked out, he said calmly. Nate s going to cover everything while I m gone.
And as for home& you are my home, Hayden. It doesn t exist without you.
He released her calves to stand on his knees between her legs and trap her trembling
fingers between his palms. So, he hadn t left her. He d been working out a way for them
to be together. A tear slid down her cheek, scalding her skin almost as much as his touch.
I don t understand, Hayden said. How did you do all this so fast? It s impossible.
Jace grinned. I think Nate sort of saw it coming after last night, he said. It didn t take
too much convincing to get him to help. There are still a lot of loose ends that need to be
tied up, but it s nothing he and I can t handle over the phone. And you said they d let you
take an assistant. Since Lilly couldn t come, I just thought&
Her heart sped up and she feared it might burst through her chest. Why? Why would
you do all this?
He looked down at their twined fingers and swallowed before meeting her gaze.
I love you. I always have. His voice was gruff, reminding her of the way he sounded
last night when he was all over her, inside of her, owning her in every way. His gaze
flicked down to the closed box on her knee, and he popped it open to reveal a glittering
ring inside. You don t have to give me an answer today. Hell, you don t even have to say
yes next week. But I ll be damned if I let you walk out of my life and lose the chance that
you might say yes someday.
He pressed his forehead to hers, leaving her awash in sensations she shouldn t be
feeling in a room filled with this many people. I ve wanted you for far too long, Hayden,
he said. I m not waiting anymore. I want you for the rest of my life, and I want the rest
of my life to start right now. Marry me. Please.
Hayden shut her eyes against the tears. She d been so stupid to think she could ever
live without this man. For a year. For a day. He was her best friend. Her everything. No
one had ever come close to touching what she felt inside for him, because of this. They
belonged together. She belonged to him.
Hayden choked on a sob and threw her arms around his neck, unable to hold back any
longer. Jace loved her. He wanted to marry her. If this was a dream, it was one she never
wanted to wake up from.
I love you, she whispered into his neck. Jace detangled her arms from around his
neck and pulled back. When their eyes met, his were full of disbelief and awe.
You love me? he asked, touching her face, soft and reverent.
She placed her hand over his. Yes.
Yes to you loving me? Or yes to marrying me? he asked, hesitant.
Hayden wanted to kiss the worry from his face, erase it with everything she was feeling
for him. Both. Yes to everything.
And then she was in his arms, lips and bodies pressed so close it started to feel as if
they were one person instead of two. He pulled back and let out a laugh full of relief and
joy. Hayden blinked away happy tears as she watched him slip the perfect princess-cut
diamond ring onto her finger. He kissed each one of her fingers and smiled.
Last boarding call for flight 1442 to Atlanta.
Are you on this flight with me? she asked hopefully.
He pulled a boarding pass out of his back pocket and smiled. I doubt I m on all of the
same connecting flights, but I did get this one.
Hayden glanced at the boarding gate where the last passengers were handing their
tickets to the customer service agent. She didn t want to ruin this moment. She wanted it
to last forever. She pressed her lips to his ear and murmured, I guess it s time to go
then, hotshot.
He shuddered between her legs, making a low, guttural sound in his throat. His lips
grazed hers, and he stood abruptly, grabbing his bag and hers, then held a hand out for
her. His eyes looked glazed over, laden with desire.
She grinned. What are you thinking right now?
I m thinking that I love you, he said, tugging her up and pulling her against his chest
before placing his lips to her ear. And I m thinking I m really glad you wore that skirt,
because there is no way I can wait fifteen hours.
His words set off fireworks under her skin, and her heart swelled. She was done waiting
for him, too. As he laced his fingers with hers, she made a mental note to thank Lilly for
more than she could possibly know. If Lilly had never dragged her to that club, no way
would she have Jace here now. Maybe she had the universe all wrong. It wasn t a cruel
bitch, hell-bent on making Hayden s life a disaster. It had given her more than she could
ever have hoped for. It had given her Jace. Forever. No strings attached.
Acknowledgments
A big thank-you to my editor, Heather Howland, who once again has made a dream come
true for me. This journey wouldn t be the same without her. Also a big thank-you to
Haleigh Rucinski for making this book shine and the entire Entangled Publishing team for
helping me bring my stories to life. Thank you to Rachel Harris and Mya Smith. I owe
both of you ladies hugs and brownies for beta reading this one for me. Love you girls!
And to my readers. I am in awe of the love and support you show me. Thank you all. And
thank you to my husband, Jared, and my two sons Colten and Caden, for putting up with
a very distracted Mommy while she worked at making her dream come true. I love you.
About the Author
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through it. Wait& a bag? Jace finally produced a little velvet box and balanced it on her
left knee. This.
No. It couldn t be. They both stared at the box silently until a woman s voice rang out
over the intercom.
Flight 1442 to Atlanta is now boarding. People started to shuffle around them, rolling
their bags to board the plane.
Jace&
He held up his hand to quiet her, though her heart didn t listen. It beat in an almost
deafening rhythm, filling her with emotions that were just too tangled to sort out.
I m coming with you. He wasn t joking. His eyes matched his tone, deadly serious.
What? Her voice squeaked, and she felt dizzy. You can t. What about the club and
your home&
It s all worked out, he said calmly. Nate s going to cover everything while I m gone.
And as for home& you are my home, Hayden. It doesn t exist without you.
He released her calves to stand on his knees between her legs and trap her trembling
fingers between his palms. So, he hadn t left her. He d been working out a way for them
to be together. A tear slid down her cheek, scalding her skin almost as much as his touch.
I don t understand, Hayden said. How did you do all this so fast? It s impossible.
Jace grinned. I think Nate sort of saw it coming after last night, he said. It didn t take
too much convincing to get him to help. There are still a lot of loose ends that need to be
tied up, but it s nothing he and I can t handle over the phone. And you said they d let you
take an assistant. Since Lilly couldn t come, I just thought&
Her heart sped up and she feared it might burst through her chest. Why? Why would
you do all this?
He looked down at their twined fingers and swallowed before meeting her gaze.
I love you. I always have. His voice was gruff, reminding her of the way he sounded
last night when he was all over her, inside of her, owning her in every way. His gaze
flicked down to the closed box on her knee, and he popped it open to reveal a glittering
ring inside. You don t have to give me an answer today. Hell, you don t even have to say
yes next week. But I ll be damned if I let you walk out of my life and lose the chance that
you might say yes someday.
He pressed his forehead to hers, leaving her awash in sensations she shouldn t be
feeling in a room filled with this many people. I ve wanted you for far too long, Hayden,
he said. I m not waiting anymore. I want you for the rest of my life, and I want the rest
of my life to start right now. Marry me. Please.
Hayden shut her eyes against the tears. She d been so stupid to think she could ever
live without this man. For a year. For a day. He was her best friend. Her everything. No
one had ever come close to touching what she felt inside for him, because of this. They
belonged together. She belonged to him.
Hayden choked on a sob and threw her arms around his neck, unable to hold back any
longer. Jace loved her. He wanted to marry her. If this was a dream, it was one she never
wanted to wake up from.
I love you, she whispered into his neck. Jace detangled her arms from around his
neck and pulled back. When their eyes met, his were full of disbelief and awe.
You love me? he asked, touching her face, soft and reverent.
She placed her hand over his. Yes.
Yes to you loving me? Or yes to marrying me? he asked, hesitant.
Hayden wanted to kiss the worry from his face, erase it with everything she was feeling
for him. Both. Yes to everything.
And then she was in his arms, lips and bodies pressed so close it started to feel as if
they were one person instead of two. He pulled back and let out a laugh full of relief and
joy. Hayden blinked away happy tears as she watched him slip the perfect princess-cut
diamond ring onto her finger. He kissed each one of her fingers and smiled.
Last boarding call for flight 1442 to Atlanta.
Are you on this flight with me? she asked hopefully.
He pulled a boarding pass out of his back pocket and smiled. I doubt I m on all of the
same connecting flights, but I did get this one.
Hayden glanced at the boarding gate where the last passengers were handing their
tickets to the customer service agent. She didn t want to ruin this moment. She wanted it
to last forever. She pressed her lips to his ear and murmured, I guess it s time to go
then, hotshot.
He shuddered between her legs, making a low, guttural sound in his throat. His lips
grazed hers, and he stood abruptly, grabbing his bag and hers, then held a hand out for
her. His eyes looked glazed over, laden with desire.
She grinned. What are you thinking right now?
I m thinking that I love you, he said, tugging her up and pulling her against his chest
before placing his lips to her ear. And I m thinking I m really glad you wore that skirt,
because there is no way I can wait fifteen hours.
His words set off fireworks under her skin, and her heart swelled. She was done waiting
for him, too. As he laced his fingers with hers, she made a mental note to thank Lilly for
more than she could possibly know. If Lilly had never dragged her to that club, no way
would she have Jace here now. Maybe she had the universe all wrong. It wasn t a cruel
bitch, hell-bent on making Hayden s life a disaster. It had given her more than she could
ever have hoped for. It had given her Jace. Forever. No strings attached.
Acknowledgments
A big thank-you to my editor, Heather Howland, who once again has made a dream come
true for me. This journey wouldn t be the same without her. Also a big thank-you to
Haleigh Rucinski for making this book shine and the entire Entangled Publishing team for
helping me bring my stories to life. Thank you to Rachel Harris and Mya Smith. I owe
both of you ladies hugs and brownies for beta reading this one for me. Love you girls!
And to my readers. I am in awe of the love and support you show me. Thank you all. And
thank you to my husband, Jared, and my two sons Colten and Caden, for putting up with
a very distracted Mommy while she worked at making her dream come true. I love you.
About the Author
A mom by day and a romance writer by night, Nicolette Day harbors a weakness for black [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]