“I phoned the guys and your sister. They’ll be waiting for us at the airport.”
Prue groaned. “My sister is going to be clucking around me like a mother hen.”
“She means well.”
“Do you remember that time we first met?” Prue asked.
“That was one of the worst nights of my life,” he said.
She slapped him on the arm in mock offence.
“Thanks a lot.”
He kissed her knuckles. “Not because I met you. It was the worst night of my life because I was with Veronica, and when I saw you, I knew you were the woman for me. I couldn’t stop staring at you, and I felt like such a f**king bastard. You were so young, and I wasn’t.”
Wow.
She thought her heart stopped beating at his words. She’d never known he felt that way about her.
Prue cupped his cheek turning him to face her. “Do you mean that?” she asked.
“I didn’t know what to do.”
In all the years she’d known him she’d never once thought he wanted her in the same way she wanted him.
“I hated my sister for having you,” she said.
James rested his head against hers. “This between us was always meant to be.”
His hand settled on the cross that lay between her br**sts. “I love you.”
“I love you.”
For the whole journey they sat, hand in hand, talking and watching the world pass them by. More often than not Prue wanted to demand for them to turn the plane around. She didn’t want to go back to her life without him being part of it. All she wanted to do was stay with James.
When the plane touched down several hours later, James helped her out, and together they walked into the main foyer. Six months ago they did the exact same thing, but she’d left with her sister, walking away from him.
Her sister stood a few feet away from the group cheering at James. She waved at Veronica and squealed as James picked her up in his arms.
Wrapping her arms around his neck James escorted her down to the group of men. Heat filled her cheeks as their friends turned to them and started staring.
“Everyone’s watching,” she said, whispering to his ear.
“Let them watch. I don’t give a f**k. You’re my woman, and that’s the way it’s going to stay.”
He put her on her feet the moment they hit the crowd. Cadeon held a little baby in his arms with Violet at his side. Stephen’s arms were wrapped around Ursula. Lucas, Sean, Kevin, and Tate were smirking.
Prue opened her arms for Veronica. Her sister walked to her and wrapped her arms around her.
“I’m so pleased to see you,” Veronica said.
“I’m sorry for taking Prudence away from you. You’re going to have to get used to it. She’s my woman, and staying with me is what she’ll do.” He cupped her neck, turning her to kiss. Not caring about their audience, Prue held on tight to his neck to take the lips he offered.
“That better be a promise.”
“It’s a f**king lifetime guarantee.”
Prue chuckled. “Look,” she said, showing Veronica the ring.
“Oh my God!”
Veronica took her hand turning the hand this way and that. Ursula came forward, too.
“You’re engaged.”
“You had to steal the woman away to get her to marry you,” Lucas said, slapping him on the back.
Ursula clapped her hands. “This is perfect. We can have a double wedding.”
Prue paused. “What?”
“Stephen and I can get married, and so can you and James. It will be perfect, two weddings in the same day.” Ursula’s arms went around her neck.
She stared at James wanting to know his reaction to the news. He shrugged looking at Stephen.
“Don’t you want our wedding to be the big day?” Stephen asked, pulling his woman away from Prue. She smiled when she saw the same possessive look in his eye that James got.
“This will be perfect. I hate being on display, and with Prue there to take some of the limelight away, I’ll be happier.” Ursula pressed against Stephen. “Please.”
Prue smirked at what the other woman was doing.
Stephen stared down at his woman. His gaze melted with every second that passed. “James, you’re getting married the same day.”
“I’m not getting married unless my woman says we are.”
Ursula turned around staring at her. The woman’s eyes pleaded with her.
Shrugging her shoulders, Prue couldn’t find a reason not to agree. “Why the hell not?”
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Prue went home with her sister while James finished some business at Ravage. Ursula was organising the dress fittings along with the catalogues they needed to go through. When James picked her up they were going to Possession so she and Ursula could organise the wedding of a lifetime.
“When will you be married?” Veronica asked, placing a cup of steaming coffee in front of her.
“From what Ursula tells me, the end of the month.” Prue kept staring down at the diamond ring. She needed to organise a meeting with Priscilla and thank the woman for giving her, her life back.
“Prudence, you don’t think you’re rushing into something, do you?”
“No. James is the one. I can’t imagine spending my life with anyone but him. I think it will be nice to have some happiness in our lives. When I was taken by Daren I didn’t think I’d ever see him again. James is the man for me, Veronica. Be happy for me.”
Her sister sat opposite her. “I’m happy for you. Marriage is a big step. One I never want for you to regret.”
“Do you regret marrying Daniel?”
“No.”
“I won’t regret marrying James. He’ll drive me crazy, but I’ll never regret loving him.” Loving him was the only thing she knew for certain about her future.
Several hours later James picked her up. Her sister congratulated her, and then they were on the road heading in the direction of her house.
“James, where are we going? I thought you wanted to go to Possession?”
“We will. First I want all of your clothes moved back to my house. You’re not staying another day away from me.”
Arthur stayed in the car as she and James went inside to gather her clothes along with a few personal items. “We can grab more with time.”
After they dropped her clothes at James’s house they went to Possession. Night had fallen, and the parking area was full. The doorman was back and greeted James with a smile.