Ivy Morgan Mystery 18 - Wicked Wedding by Lily Harper Hart

Author:Lily Harper Hart
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: HarperHart Publications
Published: 2020-11-02T16:00:00+00:00

11

ELEVEN

Jack was already awake when Ivy opened her eyes the next morning, his soft gaze roaming her face as she climbed out of sleep.

“Hi.” Her voice was soft as she greeted him.

“Hi.”

“What are you doing?”

“Marveling at my life.”

“Oh, yeah?” Her eyebrows winged up. “What do you think the most marvelous thing in your life is?”

“You.”

She’d expected the answer. “I think you’re the most marvelous thing in my life, too.”

“That’s good.”

“Do you know what else I think? I think we’re both being ridiculously sappy because we’re going to be married in a few days.”

“I think you’re right. I also don’t think it’s going to change once we are married. You’re stuck with me being a schmaltzy sap for the rest of your life.”

“Oddly enough, I’m okay with that.”

“Good.” He kissed the tip of her nose, never looking away from her face. “Can I ask you something?”

“Uh-oh.” Ivy shifted so she was propped on her elbow and could look down at his face. “Are you about to tick me off?”

Amusement lit his features. “Why would I do that?”

She shrugged. “I don’t know. You seem to have a knack.”

“That’s true. The goal isn’t to tick you off, though. I’m honestly curious.”

Leery, Ivy moved her hand to his chest and traced the scar over his heart. Had things been different, the bullet shifted only an inch, she never would’ve met him. It was a miracle he was next to her ... and yet she was convinced he was about to tip her temper into overdrive. “Go ahead.”

“Are you going to take my name?”

Whatever she was expecting, that wasn’t it. Her eyes went wide as she regarded him, and it took her a moment to absorb what he was asking. “Seriously?”

He nodded. “Why? What did you think I was going to ask?”

“I thought you were about to ask some convoluted question designed to distract me from what’s going on at the shelter. I figured you were going to try to trick me into backing off.”

“Oh, well, aren’t you glad I didn’t go that route?”

Was she? The actual question was a lot harder to answer than she anticipated. “Do you want me to take your name?”

“I don’t know. I’ve thought about it a lot and I don’t know that I have an answer. Brian has been teasing me about it and the wedding is close, though, so I thought we should probably talk about it.”

“I’ve thought about it, too,” Ivy admitted.

“You’ve jokingly said a few times that you were considering hyphenating your name.”

“Those weren’t jokes. If I take your name, it will be hyphenated. I don’t want to give up the Morgan part of myself completely.”

She was so serious, he had to chuckle. “I don’t want nor expect you to give up the Morgan part of yourself. As you recall, I fell in love with Ivy Morgan. I will love Ivy Morgan-Harker and Ivy Harker equally.”

She smiled as he said all the names. “Do you want to know the truth?”

“Always.”

“I think Ivy Harker sounds like a Tupperware saleswoman.

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