“You’re the only woman I’ll ever hold – day, night…anytime.”
An errant tear spilled from her eye and she wrapped her arms around him and held tighter.
“Ah, Liddy. I love you so much I nearly died that first time I had to give you up. Then, I missed you so much I didn’t care if I came back from any of the missions I was sent on because what did it matter? Life wasn’t worth living if you weren’t a part of it.”
“Oh, Gabriel.”
He lowered his head and kissed her gently. “Do you know how I survived the trip to England from the Crimea? I survived because every day Austin told me when we got home you’d be waiting for me. I fought to stay alive so I could see you just once more. Then I fought to stay alive because I couldn’t bear the thought of leaving you. And tonight…”
He held her close. “Tonight was the hardest of all. Standing there while I thought Culbertson intended to announce he was going to marry you.
“I searched the room, knowing if it were possible to steal you away, I’d do it. I love you, Liddy. More than I have a right to.”
She cupped her palms against his cheeks and brought his mouth down to hers.
He lifted his lips from hers. “How soon will you marry me, Liddy?”
He laughed, then kissed her again.
Oh, she’d missed the feel of his arms around her and his lips against hers. Missed feeling the warmth of his body against hers and the surety of knowing she’d spend the rest of her life with a man who loved her as much as she loved him.
For her, love was enough. It always had been.
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DEDICATION
To my mom – who is the most special mom in the world. Thank you, Mom. I love you!
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Also by Laura Landon
SHATTERED DREAMS
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead is entirely coincidental.
WHEN LOVE IS ENOUGH
Copyright © 2010 by Laura Landon
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