HOW TO MARRY A PRINCESS by CHRISTINE RIMMER

Author:CHRISTINE RIMMER [RIMMER, CHRISTINE]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ROMANCE
Publisher: HARLEQUIN
Published: 2013-10-05T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Alice caught that plump lower lip of hers between her teeth. “Noah, I...” The words trailed off.

Not that he needed to hear anymore. He already knew by the tone of her voice and the way she looked down at him, so sweet and regretful, that she wasn’t going for it.

“Crap.” He stood. No point in kneeling in front of her stark naked if she wasn’t going to give in and say yes.

She stared up at him, those gray-blue eyes soft and maybe a little worried—for him. That ticked him off. He didn’t want her concern. He wanted her. Beside him. For the rest of their lives.

“You’re amazing,” she said. “I really am crazy for you.”

He took her by her silky shoulders and grumbled, “So why aren’t you saying yes?”

“Ahem.” She went on tiptoe and kissed him—a quick little peck of a kiss. And then she settled back onto her heels again and suggested gently, “Maybe you forgot? A certain four-letter word seems to have gone missing from your proposal.”

He scowled down at her. “Fine. I love you, then. I love you madly. All the way to distraction and beyond. You are my shining hope, my only dream of happiness. Marry me, Alice. Say yes.”

She put her hand on his chest, the way she had more than once the night before. “I know you have a heart, Noah. I can feel it beating away strong and steady in there.”

“What the hell is that supposed to mean?”

“It means I know what I want now, after years of throwing myself wildly into all kinds of iffy situations.”

Just like a woman. She knew what she wanted, but she failed to share it with him.

Patiently, he suggested, “And what, exactly, is it that you want, Alice?”

“I want it all. I’ll have nothing less. I want everything. All that you have. Not only your strength and protection, your fidelity and your hot body and half of everything you own. Not only your brilliant brain and great sense of humor and your otherworldly way with my horses. I want your heart, too. And I know I don’t have that yet. And until I do, I won’t say yes to you.”

“My heart.” He sent a weary glance in the direction of the forged-iron fixture overhead.

“Your heart,” she repeated with great enthusiasm. “Exactly.”

“I’ll play along. What about your heart?”

“I get yours, you get mine. That’s how it works.”

He let his lip curl into something that wasn’t a smile. “You’re being sentimental. It’s all just words, what you’re talking about.”

“Uh-uh. It’s not just words. And until you understand that and give me what I want from you, I’m not going to marry you. It’s just not going to happen.”

He was tempted to shake her until a little good sense fell out. “Alice. Think about it. I’ve already offered you everything.”

“No, you haven’t. But you will.” She spoke with confidence. Only the slight tightening around her mouth hinted she might have doubts.

He decided to look on the bright side.

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