Billionaire's Revenge (32 page)

“I felt you pull back from me Darius.  That first night...I knew that you didn’t intend to sleep with me...but I wanted it.  I told myself that it was because you were forcing me to be with you...but that wasn’t the truth...I wanted to be there
”
She
saw
the fire that
lit within the
darkness of his eyes as he groaned softly.

“I want to be with you Sara
”
His
simple declaration took
her aback as she blinked in surprise
before a smile filled her lovely face
. 
“I want to be with you too Darius
”
His
eyes
sh
one
at her response
, before the doubt surfaced in hers
.
 
“But...I have to think about Carly.  What you said today...it will only be a matter of time before they realise that you were not telling the truth about us being engaged...and then they will use that to stop me adopting her”

At this Darius
dropped her hand reaching for the envelope which he passed to her.
 
“Before we say any more...you should read this”
 
In confusion she opened the large manila envelope and pulled out the officious papers, her eyes scanning the words as a small sob
broke
from her lips, her eyes flying to his in disbelief
, a gentle smile on his mouth.

“I had
my lawyer contact the Adoption Board as soon as I left you.  He pointed out that you were the chosen guardian for Carly and were independently weal
thy and therefore more than able to take care of her.  He also pointed out that if they did not grant you in
stant adoption to her that my whole legal team would be descending on them the next day”  Sara stared at him, wonder in her eyes a
s a small tear slid down her face, her hand wiping it away before she gave
a small confused frown
.

“I’m not independently wealthy”
,
causing
a boyish smile to come to his face.
 
“Ah...yes...I also had
a million dollars put into your account...you are pretty
independently wealthy Sara”
 
Her eyes
once more
flew
down to the adoption papers in her hand, a sob leaving her mouth as she launched herself into his arms
,
hers wrapped around his neck, clinging to him as the tears flowed from her.  After all the weeks
of worry and guilt, she would have her daughter back.
She would be taking Carly home and it was all thanks to Darius, this man she loved.

“How do I thank you?
”
s
he sobbed against him, as Darius allowed her to cry, to release the emotions held back for so many weeks.  Finally as her sobs diminished he pulled her back looking gently into her face, his hands reaching for a tissue which he
used to dab the tears from her cheeks.
 
“I wanted you to have that so that you know that you and Carly will b
e together no matter what.  That you are not under any obligation to me”
 
Sara felt the bubble of laughter rise with her as she stared back at him, the love within her so strong that it could no longer be contained as she raised her finger to his lips, a huge smile on her face.

“I love you Darius...I think I always have
”
She
was
surprised to see that his eyes
misted over, his face full of stunned disbelief before he wrapped his arms around her and hauled her in harder to him
.

“I love you Sara...I love you more than I ever thought I would be capable of
” Pulling
back, the two could only smile at each other, both
laughing;
his hand enveloped hers as he pulled it to his mouth
. 
“Sara...about what I said...about us being engaged
”
She
chuckled, nodding, happiness filling
every part of her
. 
“Would you consider making that engagement real?”
 
Sara’s hands
fl
ew
to cover her mouth, her eyes dancing with both happiness and fun.

“What kind of proposal is that?
”
she laughed, tears once more sliding down her face.  Darius grinned back
,
“A really bad one”
,
before he
moved to kneel before her, the laughter in her eyes
disappearing
as he
bec
a
me suddenly so serious.

“Sara Balfour - will you be my wife
?
I love you and I already love Carly too
”
The
love once more filled her as he talked about the small girl. “I promise to be the best husband to you and the best father to her
”
With
a strangled sob
,
she nodded her head
,
throwing herself into his arms.

“Yes...yes I love you so much
”
His
arms h
eld
her so tightly against himself, his kiss full of the love he felt.  Rising, Darius swept her into his arms, Sara chuckling as she clung to him, her mouth kissing along his jaw
,
feeling his smile as he
strode with purpose to the bedroom
.

He
dropped her gently
on the bed, his eyes full of desire, before he stood
back
“
You must be tired, I should let you rest”
,
his
voice husky. Sara rose
to her
feet
, standing on the bed
.
 
“Yes you should”
,
her tone seductive, as her fingers slowly began to remove her own clothing,
her
eyes holding his as she removed everything, Darius clutched the end of the bed until she was finally completely naked.  Pulling the bobble from the back of her head which held her long hair away from her face, she allowed it to cascade around her body, his eyes closing as a small shudder ran
through him.

“I am trying to be a good and considerate fiancé here Sara”
,
his words
strained, almost inaudible as she dropped to her knees and crawled to where he stood.  Rising still on her knees, her hands slid along his shirt, her eyes flicked to his lips
she
moving close to him allowing the tip of her tongue to slide against the crease of his
mouth
. 
“Then be a good fiancé and make love to me”
,
her tone seductive.
 
This was all he needed, as his hands wrapped around her and flipped her onto her back
. 
“Yes ma’am...but just remember I offered to let you rest”
,
he laughed, stepping back slightly as she
lai
d
watching him, his hands pulling his own clothes from his body before he joined her. 

As the two
made love it
was
slow, gentle
,
each taking their time to tantalise and tease the other.  When neither could take it any longer
,
Darius
lai
d
over her, his body moulding with hers, their eyes locked, the love flowing so fiercely between them as together they
climaxed, each clinging to the other
.
Sara’s last thought as she
momentarily felt the earth shift with the intensity of their orgasm
had
been
crying his name and declaring that she loved him.
  Complete contentment fill
ed her.  She loved him and he loved her.

Lying in bed
,
the glow of happiness surrounded them both, Darius was
playful, fingers entwined within her left hand
,
stari
ng at her ring finger
, 
“I wish I could whisk you away right now and find the biggest diamond so that everybody in the world knew that you
are
going to be my wife”
 
Sara chuckled, her eyes meeting his so bright
,
“Anybody who can get adoption papers signed in one day can do anything he sets
his mind to”
 
Darius g
ave
a return laugh, nodding sheepishly.
 
“Well...I might have been a bit...insistent”
,
he admitted ruefully, Sara laughing even louder
. 
“Oh my God...poor Board.
  No wonder they signed...they must have been terrified”.  He
pulled her back in for a kiss, such depth in his eyes
. 
“Well...t
hey were upsetting my future wife...and
daughter”
 
Sara
smil
ed
softly, the sound of
those words
once more sending electric tremors through her.

With a frown she flicked her eyes thoughtfully to the ceiling
.  “
With everything that was going on I forgot to ask...why do you have a hotel room next door to the
hospital?
”
 
Lifting himself to lean on the palm of his hand he
looked down dreamily at her, his finger tracing her jaw and neck
. 
“Because...you needed to eat and we needed to talk...somewhere quiet where we would not be interrupted but close enough that you could get back to Carly quickly if she needed you”

Sara felt her already full heart swell even further at his thoughtfulness as he added more gently
, 
“That plus...I couldn’t sleep last night without you beside me...so I figured if I was close to you it might be better”
 
She stared up at him, her look so full of the love she felt
. 
“I love you Darius Garelli”
,
she whispered, his own lips curling as he
repeated the words
,
“
I love you
”
back.  Looking at his watch he
gave
a deep sigh.

“It is getting late...we should shower and get you back to the hospital
”
Sara
grinned, rising and moving into the bathroom, her look sensual and seductive
. 
“Now...remind me again how you share a shower with someone...I seem to remember the last time you did I was left feeling a little...unfulfilled”.  Pushing the covers from himself he grinned
,
“Well now, we really can’t have the lady feeling that way”
,
quickly reaching her as she
squealed
happily.

An hour later, hand-in-hand the two entered Carly’s room, the small girl still sleeping, her small hands clinging to the teddy bear Darius had
bought for her.  He
sat down with Sara on the comfortable
couch that lined one of the walls
.  S
he pulled her legs up
,
curling them under her as she snuggled into him, the two talking softly.

He had
only meant to stay for half an hour
, determined
to give her the chance for a good
night’s sleep on the other bed in the room.  Half an hour he thought to himself, just half an hour, his last thought before sleep took
him;
Sara curled up beside him sleeping also.  The nurse who checked on Carly later
smiled
, draping
a blanket over
the two.  Looking at the little girl and the couple, all sound asleep she felt the smile rise to her lips.  A beautiful family she thought to herself before once more leaving them all to their rest.

The last two years
had
been the best of Sara’s life.  She and Carly
moved into Darius’ home
two
day
s
after he asked her to marry him.  Looking down at her ring
,
her lip curled with the memory of the three of them choosing the solitaire which sat on her finger, Darius agreeing to wait until Carly was well enough to join them
,
wanting her to be involved in their happiness.  The small girl
very quickly bec
a
me the
apple of Darius’ eye,
Sara shaking her head softly knowing that they
had
bonded so perfectly, often both working together to get what they wanted.