Love…
He’d said love.
And all the rest added up to prove it absolutely.
Merlina’s heart swelled with joy as she slid her hands up to link around his neck. ‘I love you, too, Jake. I’ll grow my hair to whatever length you like and do everything I can to make our life together wonderful.’
Jake saw the golden sparks in her amber eyes and knew he would never tire of seeing them. Merlina Rossi was a very special woman, the best fantasy any man could have, and she was very, very real.
His woman.
He gathered her closer, revelling in the blissful reality of having her beautiful body pressed to his, feeling its giving, loving the sense of her heart beating against his chest, reaching out to his heart and encompassing it with her love, holding it with care because that was what Merlina would do. Always.
And he knew how lucky he was that she had come into his life, how lucky he was to have won her trust. He wanted her to lead him down her path—a path he would never have seen as the best one without her to show him how it could be—a path that led to what a home should encompass.
It was right.
It was good.
With Merlina he felt happier than he’d ever felt in his life and there wasn’t a fence in the world that could stop this journey they would take together.
‘This marriage and parenthood game is the big one,’ he said. ‘We’re going to meet every challenge and come out on top. Agreed?’
She laughed, her lovely face alight with pleasure in him as she answered, ‘Team players…right to the end.’
He kissed her.
She kissed him right back.
They made the perfect team.
Unbeatable.