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‘Oh?’ Lexi snuggled closer ‘And what blessings ht they be?’

‘You know perfectly hat they are,’ he teased ‘Because you’re ives me a perfect life’

She touched her fingertips to his jaw and began to stroke reflectively at the dark, neth there ‘I’m not perfect, Xenon’

‘Yes, you are Perfect for me’

Lexi hugged hi her lips over the whorls of dark hair there and letting her tongue trace tiny patterns over the hard, salty flesh Soood that she al But it was And Xenon had been right all along Two people who loved one another could live a contented and fulfilled life with or without children Her inability to carry a child had not daed their relationship On the contrary, the heartache they had suffered had ended up bringing theether

And then soed their lives completely, in a way they could never have foreseen Lexi had been watching a TV prograe of foster parents and had been deeply affected by the plight of some of the children featured It hadn’t taken nificant amount of money to The Children’s Society, nor for her to become involved on a volunteer basis But neither of them expected to be so enchanted by a nine-month-old baby who’d been orphaned in a car crash, nor for their offer of a temporary home to be transformed into the opportunity to adopt her permanently

There was, as Xenon said afterwards, really no decision to make, for by that tiirl and she with therandmother

Now ale as their niece, Ianthe, and the reason for the rare lie-in was because Xenon’s sister had brought her family over for a week’s holiday Kyra and Nikola had taken Sofia and her cousin for a walk in Regent’s Park and afterwards they were having a trip to the famous zoo

‘Which leavesto make slow and delicious love to you,’ Xenon murmured

He drifted his hted response Skin touched skin Gasps punctured the air Lexi lifted her hips to h her as he filled her completely

Afterwards she kissed hi and lazy kisses ‘What did I ever do to deserve you?’ she said, her words muffled by the pressure of his lips

‘That’s my question’ His voice was sleepy ‘And you already know the answer Don’t analyse Just be grateful’

And she was Oh, she was

Despite the joys and commitment of motherhood, she had continued to an to feature into take on torkers to help craft Gibson Ges, or one of her distinctively chunky bangles Her client base included three lish royal faot the people of Devon who’d been so kind to her when she’d been starting out, and every year she travelled down to sell her jewellery at the village’s Christmas fayre

Jason irlfriend and Xenon went on to appoint him CEO of the Kanellis wine industry Within the year, Lexi’s other brother, Jake, flew from Australia to join the company, which meant that Lexi could see much more of theing, persuaded Lexi to take lessons She didn’t find it easy but she was determined—and she loved the look of shock on her husband’s face the first tiue

After much persuasion on Xenon’s part—because he seereed to a renewal of their wedding vows, in a ceremony which took place in the beautiful Greek cathedral in Bayswater, London Afterwards they held a huge party held in the ballrooht and the place was mobbed because Roxy and Justina—the other two Lollipops—were on the guest list It was unexpectedly ain and there had been quite a few tears when all three woht Back’ played over the sound system

Xenon had bought her a needding ring for the occasion, though—as Lexi had pointed out—she was probably the only woiven to her by the same man