Billionaire's Marriage Bargain by Leanne Banks

Author:Leanne Banks
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Silhouette
Published: 2008-09-24T04:00:00+00:00

Mallory was in beach and man heaven. She’d known Alex’s attention could be intoxicating, but she’d really had no idea how intoxicating. Doing snuba, a combination of snorkeling and scuba diving, with Alex, Mallory felt as if she were discovering a whole new wonderland. The vibrant colors of the reefs and fishes were spectacular and joining hands with Alex while twenty-five feet underwater upped the thrill exponentially.

As promised, they Para-Sailed tandem. Surprisingly when they hovered above an inlet, it felt more peaceful than frightening. Alex took her mouth in a kiss that sent her heart soaring into the stratosphere. Every once in a while, she wondered how she could possibly return to her claustrophobic existence after experiencing so much freedom.

After their busy morning and early afternoon, they enjoyed a gourmet picnic lunch on a private beach. Mallory guzzled an ice-cold bottle of water.

“You’re turning pink,” Alex said, pressing his finger against her arm. “Get under the umbrella. Do you need more sunscreen?”

She moved to the double chaise lounge underneath the umbrella. “I’ve applied it a gajillion times today.”

He joined her on the lounge, his skin gleaming bronze from their time in the sun. “Not exaggerating, are you?”

“No,” she said, admiring and resenting his tanned skin at the same time. “It isn’t fair that you don’t burn.”

“My ancestry. I guess it’s one thing I can thank my father for,” he said with a dry laugh and pulled out a bottle of sunscreen. He poured some cream into his palm then rubbed it onto her shoulders.

“Do you miss him?” she asked after a long moment.

“Who?”

“Your father. I can’t imagine not being able to talk to my father whenever I want.” The idea actually hurt her heart.

“I’ve gotten used to it,” he said with a shrug, rubbing the sunscreen onto her belly.

“I think that’s a lie,” she said.

He met her gaze and lifted a brow. “And who made you the expert on me?”

Her heart twisted like a vise and it hit her that she wished she could be an expert on Alex. She wished she could know him in every possible way. “Am I right?” she asked.

He laced his fingers through hers. “You keep surprising me,” he said. “One minute you’re wild, the next you’re deep and thoughtful.”

“You didn’t answer my question,” she said, willing him to meet her gaze. A long silence followed, and she resisted the urge to fill it.

“I miss what could have been. Sometimes the death of dream is worse than a real death.” He met her gaze and the naked emotion in his green eyes took her breath and stole a piece of her heart. “Satisfied?”

She wondered if she would ever be satisfied. If she could ever know enough of him and not want more. She rose and pressed her lips to his. It seemed the right thing to do.

When she pulled back, he trailed his finger between her breasts. “You know this is a private beach. There’s no one else but you and me here.” He slid his finger around the edges of the cups of her bathing suit.

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