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“I could tell you that” I hear the hint of a tease in his voice “I could probably even h it would be an expensive proposition Another couple has rented this bungalow, and I believe they’re scheduled to arrive in just under five hours”

I roll over in his arms “Another—”

“And if you never ain we’d undoubtedly miss our plane Not to mention the honeymoon I’ve planned”

I sit up, enjoying the way the cool air caresses my heated skin

“Well,” Dahtly over hter

“Honeyht this—” But I cut myself off Of course this isn’t our actual honey, Da the honeymoon But our decision to elope had been last-minute, and Damien had taken care of that, too Only now do I realize that I had been assu the two destinations were one and the same Clearly, that assumption sat somewhere to the left of reality

“Okay,” I say after oing?”

“Where? Were you not listening earlier? Honeymoon tradition Remote location Intense seduction” He draws a lazy pattern ona trail of heat and renewed desire

“I’m all for intense seduction,” I adoing at it all wrong”

“You hter in his voice, and he’s sporting a se “I can’t tell you, but maybe a hint”

I watch as he moves back inside, then returns moments later with a small jewelry box He hands it toto savor the surprise Inside is a delicate bracelet with a single silver charm

The Eiffel Tower

I gasp, then throwto Paris?”

“We really are,” he says

I laugh, delighted “Merci,” I say, drawing on h he knows it already, I add, “Je t’aime Beaucoup”

“I love you, too,” he says “So very much”