Reckless Angel

  “I’m glad you said it.” He looked at her, and for a moment she thought there was a bit more moisture in his eyes than usual. “No one’s ever said it to me before.”

  “Then you don’t mind?” He shook his head. Toni sighed. “I love you,” she told him. “I love you enough to make up for all the people who didn’t. More than enough…if you’ll let me.”

  “If I’ll…” He caught her face in his hands and kissed her again. “Baby, I love you so much I would have died if I had lost you.” He gathered her to him and kissed her deeply, letting his feelings rush over her and through her. She felt the lack of reservation or restraint and she gloried in it.

  When he eased her down to her pillows, she felt caught in a whirlwind. “I’m not sure what this means, Nick. Where do we go from here?”

  “Anywhere we want, that’s the icing on the cake. Toni, do you realize how well our dreams mesh? Your big rural house, my small-town beat…and…” He bent low and scooped something from the floor. “And this,” he whispered.

  She frowned as he set the basket in her lap. She lifted the lid and peered inside. Her breath caught in her throat, and the tears she’d been holding back spilled over. She reached her good hand inside and pulled the tiny gray-and-white fur ball out. She held him close to her, and the puppy nuzzled her neck. “Oh, Nick!”

  “I’m calling him Ralph,” Nick told her. “If that’s okay with you.”

  ISBN: 978-1-4268-4048-7

  RECKLESS ANGEL

  Copyright © 1993 by Margaret Benson

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