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There was so in his ie, and prove to her…what?

Hell if he knew But he’d gone this far; he couldn’t back down or chicken out now

Jack dragged the two hundred suitcases into the lance as he booked it to the massive master bedroom to make sure his specific requests had been filled

Bouquets of fragrant flowers

Check

Dozens of candles

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Four bottles of chane

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Chocolate and raspberry sauce

Check

Silken scarves

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Batteries

Check

He stared at the set-up until frustration set in He was a goddaineer, for fuck’s sake He sucked at this stuff But this was the exact romantic scenario he’d envisioned and it’d been perfectly executed So why did it look…wrong?

Because Keely isn’t here Why in the hell did you think she would want this anyway?

When had he stopped taking into account what she wanted?

Jesus He was a fucking moron

He sed his pride and tracked her down And for a minute, he just stopped and stared at the wonificent picture she was, standing barefoot at the edge of the ocean, wind blowing through her glossy dark hair as the last rays of sunlight danced across her skin, bathing her in a golden glow

Luckily she didn’t jerk ahen he touched her SheAnd the scenery ain’t bad either"

She leaned into his chest and sighed

They reazing across the horizon until the sun disappeared and darkness surrounded theazed at him with those sapphire eyes that seehts, fears, plans, and words of devotion vanished So he said the first thing that popped into his head "Keely I love you"

"I know you do"

He supposed he deserved that "I don’t want to fuck this up"

"I know that too"

"Maybe you think it’s lame that I wanted to wait to make love to you in such a…traditional e’ve already had sex in every conceivable position and in soht I’d try to be…"

"What? High-handed? Showing o?"

"No I wanted to give you romance" He tucked a piece of hair behind her ear "You deserve that on your wedding night"

She drilled hier "No, Jack-ass, I deserve a say in what happens on our wedding night You don’t get to make a decision and just expect ree I’m sorry"

His capitulation seemed to surprise her and her s violet--" ended abruptly She said, "Oh Well Okay"

"So a a jackass?"

"Maybe But you have toyou want Na love to , soft bed, with the sounds of the surf pounding in the background and no interruptions" She poked hied a bullet this ti"

"So noted"

Keely stared at hiain

"What?"

"Did you really think I’d love you ht?"

He honestly didn’t knohat to say

"Jack You already gave me your heart That’s all I ever wanted That’s all I need"

Mightto his eyes He could barely choke out, "I can’t live without you"<ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>