In Her Boss's Bed (HQR Presents)
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‘So I see.’
‘I’m sorry I made you wait for an answer. I wasn’t trying to play hard to get.’ Planting a brief loving kiss at the side of his jaw, she seemed to think that wasn’t enough, and planted another one for good measure at the corner of his mouth. ‘I just wanted to have the chance to talk to Neesha about it…about us getting married. Do you mind?’
He wanted it to be right with Morgen’s little girl, Conall realised. He didn’t want her to think he was going to walk into their lives and claim all her mother’s attention for himself. It was important he let her know he cared for her too, and would do anything he could to always keep her feeling safe and loved.
Slipping his arm around Morgen’s shoulders, he shook his head. ‘I don’t mind at all. I’m glad you did. And was she…was she okay about it?’
Her answering smile was like the kiss of moonlight on a summer garden…sublime. ‘She was fine about it. She even helped her nana bake you a cake. I’ve got it waiting at home, for us to enjoy with a cup of tea.’
‘Home?’ Conall’s blue eyes narrowed.
‘My house. You will stay with us until we find something together, won’t you? I know it’s quite a small place, but it’s warm and cosy. Or if you’d prefer to stay at your sister’s, I’ll understand.’
Conall was surprised at the flash of anxiety in her lovely eyes. ‘Your house will be just fine, my angel. As long as we can be together, right?’
It was exactly the answer Morgen wanted to hear.
‘And as soon as we get five minutes I want to show you the plans I’ve been working on.’
‘What plans are those?’
‘For the house I’m going to build us—you, me and Neesha.’
‘Oh, Conall!’
Once again her embrace produced that ‘oomph’ sound from his chest, but as the last passers-by moved slowly ahead of them Conall found he couldn’t wait to kiss his wife-to-be again…and again. By the time they reached the Arrivals barrier nearly everyone else had cleared the area, but the pair of them hardly noticed. They were much too preoccupied with each other to care.
ISBN: 978-1-4268-5914-4
IN HER BOSS’S BED
First North American Publication 2005.
Copyright © 2004 by Maggie Cox.
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