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She sue “I love you”

The expansive eave her as he stroked her cheekto her eyes, happy ones His kiss was reverent and full of longing

“Aleksy,” she said, reluctantly breaking a kiss that so easily could have spun into so “This is my work There are children here We have to take this off-site if we’re going to keep this up”

He sobered “Can you leave? In the long term, I mean Can you—will you—work from Russia or must you stay here? We can come back whenever you’re needed,” he promised

She melted, thrilled but at the sa “Thank you for seeing how important the foundation is to me”

His ironic expression made her chuckle

“I didn’t sleep with you just for the foundation,” she insisted

“I’ll choose to believe that,” he said with disgruntlement “But you’ll marry me for no other reason than that you want to”

Not a question A derin widened “Of course I will But I’inity belongs to her husband, doesn’t it?”

He didn’t betray one iota of compunction, only smiled olfish satisfaction “True But I don’t just miss you in my bed,” he added with deep sincerity “I miss you in my life” With utmost tenderness, he asked, “I mean it, Clair—will you come home with me? Be my wife and make a family with me?”

All the details flitting through her mind scattered, completely eclipsed by the momentous wish that had just come true for her She couldn’t even speak she was so overcome

Aleksy tensed as a shadow passed across Clair’s face, but when he tilted up her chin, her blue eyes gleaar on his tongue

“I alanted soed to husk “It orth the wait”

Aleksy’s heart expanded beyond what he could contain Pressing hissmile, he drew her into his arms

“NoI’m here now”

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