Page 97 of The Duke of Seduction
She laughed. “You’re wonderful. And you aremine. For all time.”
A raindrop, fat and cold, landed on her nose. He leaned forward and licked it off, sending a shiver of delight along her flesh.
“I have to go,” he said, his tone reluctant. “The rain isn’t good for my guitar, and I can’t afford to lose another one today.”
“What happened?”
He winced. “That darkness crept in a little too far.”
She pressed forward, and he held his guitar to the side so she could lean into his chest. “I’ll buy you a new one.”
“What a lovely wedding gift.”
She wrapped her arms around him. “It’s the least I can do since you gave me fossils.”
“I’m also making the sitting room next to my office into your personal library and office. You’ll have bookshelves with all manner of geological texts, fossils, and a door that leads directly tomyoffice.”
She grinned up at him. “I can’t decide what I like best.”
“Fortunately, you don’t have to.”
“You. You’re the best part of all of it,” she said softly. Then she stood on her toes and kissed him, her lips clinging to his as the rain began to fall in earnest. “Come inside!”
He glanced toward the house. “Your parents won’t want me to.”
“Nonsense, they’ll be thrilled to know the wedding is still happening. My mother was on the verge of a nervous attack.”
“It’s late. I should go.”
She took his hand and shook her head. “Come inside. I’m not taking no for an answer.”
“I’m beginning to think you plan to win every argument.”
Laughing, she pulled him toward the house. “I do indeed.”
He smiled, his gray-green eyes sparkling with love and desire. “And I may just let you.”
