“What about you? Are you okay?” she asked.
Because this had been a big morning for him, too.
“Of course. I’m with you.”
It was such a simple, small thing to say. It curved her mouth into a smile and cut through her tiredness and made her incredibly glad that once upon a time she’d been compelled by forces beyond her own comprehension to brave the bitter cold of a London winter to deliver a bottle of peach schnapps to his office.
“Thank you,” she said.
He looked bemused. “For what?”
“For everything. For being amazing in bed and endlessly patient, for sacrificing the Savage Club for me and bringing me all the way around the world simply because you were worried about me, even though it meant you were probably going to spend your holidays alone. For the way you always put your hand on the small of my back to guide me across the street and the way you let me be in charge of the television remote control and the way you have never, not once, judged me or mistrusted me or made me feel small or unwanted.”
“Violet, sweetheart...” He blinked and she realized that he was close to tears.
Her Martin. Mr. Uptight. Mr. Repressed.
God, how could one woman be so very bloody wrong about a person?
He leaned across the handbrake and kissed her, a deep, passionate, searching, demanding kiss.
“I will never not want you, understand? I love you. I adore you. I admire you. I desire you. You are my heart. My blood, my bones. My everything.”
It was the declaration she’d been waiting a lifetime to hear, from the man she’d been waiting a lifetime to recognize as hers.
But she’d finally seen him clearly, just as he’d finally seen her.
“Let’s find somewhere I can get you naked,” she said.
Because suddenly that seemed very, very important.
He didn’t say a word, simply started the car and started driving.
Because he got her, just as she got him, and some things were beyond words.
Other Books By Sarah Mayberry
Can’t Get Enough
Cruise Control
Anything For You
Take On Me
All Over You
Hot For Him
Burning Up
Amorous Liaisons
Below The Belt
She’s Got It Bad
Hot Island Nights * Prequel to Her Best Worst Mistake
A Natural Father
Home For The Holidays
Her Best Friend
The Best Laid Plans
The Last Goodbye
One Good Reason
All They Need
More Than One Night
About the Author
Sarah Mayberry was born in Melbourne, Australia and is the middle of three children. Before she was published, she worked as a magazine editor as well as a storyliner/story editor in both Australia and New Zealand. These days she splits her time between writing books and scripts. She has published more than 25 novels with Harlequin and firmly believes she has the best job on earth. She lives by the bay in Melbourne with her husband and a small furry dog called Max, and when she isn't writing enjoys reading, cooking, shoe shopping and spending time with her loved ones.
Table of Contents
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve