by Lucy Clark
‘Of course you do.’ Daisy had laughed through her tears and hugged her mother close. ‘I love you, Mother.’
‘Oh. Oh.’ The two women had been choked up, those very precious words never having been expressed between them before. ‘Well. Well, then.’ Speech had been difficult for a moment and when Cecilia had looked at her, she’d shaken her head. ‘Daisy, you’ll need to redo your make-up if you don’t start to control those tear ducts.’
Daisy knew that haughtiness was a front for feeling uncomfortable and she laughed once more. ‘Then I’ll redo it. Moments like this don’t happen every day.’
And neither did standing beneath the marquee with the man of her dreams looking at her as though she were the most precious, most wonderful, most incredible person in the world. What she’d done to deserve a man like Oscar, she had no clue, but there was no way she was going to let him go now. She knew he missed his life in Meeraji Lake and so did she. After all, it really was their home.
Now, as they stood before the celebrant, they held hands and looked into each other’s eyes. ‘There are so many things I want to say to you,’ Oscar began. ‘But I’ve realised that I have the rest of my life to say them, to show you how incredibly happy you’ve made me. I never thought I’d find love again but I was wrong. For a long time, I wasn’t sure if you were Major Daisy, Dr Daisy or Lady Daisy, but now I know, with one hundred per cent clarity, exactly who you are—you’re my Daisy and I promise to love you forever. Work beside me. Walk beside me. Communicate with me. Laugh with me. Cry with me. Listen with me…and I promise to do the same, with all my heart.’
Daisy’s lower lip had started to wobble as he’d spoken and she sniffed and quickly looked at her mother. ‘I may need to redo my make-up yet again.’ They all laughed but then she turned her full attention to the man before her, her heart swelling with a love she’d never known possible but was more than happy to accept.
‘Oscar.’ She gave his hands a little squeeze and he immediately smiled at her. ‘I love you.’ She paused. ‘It really is that simple. I love you and I have never loved anyone until you. Because of you, I can now love others.’ She smiled at her mother and then at Scotty and Tori, so pleased their two friends had been able to travel to Spain to be here for their special day. ‘You have given me so much and I want nothing more than to make you happy. Thank you for saving me.’
Oscar gathered her close. ‘It has been my absolute pleasure.’ Then he kissed her, even though they weren’t really up to that part in the ceremony yet. No one seemed to mind, though. This was their day and they could do whatever they wanted.
*
Look out for the next great story in Lucy Clarke’s OUTBACK SURGEONS duet
A FAMILY FOR CHLOE
And if you enjoyed this story, check out these other great reads from Lucy Clark
STILL MARRIED TO HER EX!
A CHILD TO BIND THEM
DR PERFECT ON HER DOORSTEP
HIS DIAMOND LIKE NO OTHER
Available now!
Get rewarded every time you buy a Harlequin ebook!
Click here to Join Harlequin My Rewards
http://www.harlequin.com/myrewards.html?mt=loyalty&cmpid=EBOOBPBPA201602010003
Get rewarded every time you buy a Harlequin ebook!
Do you want to earn Free Books and More?
Join Harlequin My Rewards points program and earn points every time you shop.
You can redeem your points to get more of what you love:
Free books
Exclusive gifts and contests
Book recommendations tailored to your reading preferences
Earn 2000 points instantly when you join—getting you closer to redeeming your first free book.
Don’t miss out. Reward the book lover in you!
Click here to sign up
Or visit us online to sign up at
http://www.harlequin.com/myrewards.html?mt=loyalty&cmpid=EBOOBPBPA201602010001
We hope you enjoyed this Harlequin ebook. Connect with us on Harlequin.com for info on our new releases, access to exclusive offers, free online reads and much more!
Other ways to keep in touch:
Harlequin.com/newsletters
Facebook.com/HarlequinBooks
Twitter.com/HarlequinBooks
HarlequinBlog.com
ISBN-13: 9781488009624
English Rose in the Outback
Copyright © 2016 by Anne Clark
All rights reserved. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of publisher, Harlequin Enterprises Limited, 225 Duncan Mill Road, Don Mills, Ontario, Canada M3B 3K9.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events or locales is entirely coincidental. This edition published by arrangement with Harlequin Books S.A.
® and ™ are trademarks of the publisher. Trademarks indicated with ® are registered are registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office and in other countries.
www.Harlequin.com
