Close Quarters (Her SEAL Protector #1) (10 page)
She liked the sound of that. "Yes."
"Good." He plucked at the buttons lining the front of her shirt. "You know, I've been thinking about us."
"Yes?" She shifted enough to allow him to whisk away her top.
"Yes." He tossed the shirt aside and traced the lacy shell of her bra. "I've been wondering what you think about us…and Hawaii."
She blinked. "Hawaii?"
"I've got new orders. I'll be shipping out to a new duty station early next year." He cupped her face with one hand and brushed his thumb along her cheek. "I want you to come with me."
Her heart raced. "Come with you?"
"Well, I mean, it's only right for a man's wife to join him in such a tropical paradise."
She swallowed hard. "Wife?"
"Oh, did I forget to mention that I visited with your mother while I was in Houston?"
A smile curved her mouth. "You might have."
"My bad," he murmured against her lips. "Your mother says that she loves you, and that she's proud of you. She also said I have her blessing to ask you."
Sifting her fingers through his blond hair, she grinned up at him. "So ask me."
"Now?" He glanced around the room. "This is hardly the most romantic spot to pop a question like that." A bolt of lightning cast an electric green glow on the room. Laughing, Leland nuzzled her nose. "Although, I suppose after the way we were thrown together at the cabin, proposing to you in the middle of a hurricane is rather fitting."
"Isn't it just?"
Taking her hand, he pulled her into a sitting position before sliding down to the floor and kneeling at the edge of the bed. He interlaced their fingers and peered intently into her eyes.
Brushing some of her dark curls behind her ear, he asked, "Jamie, will you marry me? For better or worse, I promise you it'll be the adventure of a lifetime."
Her eyes stung with tears of happiness. "The adventure of a lifetime, huh?"
"Guaranteed," he swore, his eyes taking on a suspicious sheen of their own. "What do you say, sugar? You, me, Hawaii, and a bright, new beginning."
Leaning forward, she covered the handsome face of her SEAL protector with ecstatic kisses. "Yes!"
The End.
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