All He Desires by C. C. Gibbs

All He Desires by C. C. Gibbs

Author:C. C. Gibbs [GIBBS, C. C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction / Romance / Erotica, Fiction / Erotica
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2014-11-04T00:00:00+00:00


SEVENTEEN

The royal suite was ready by five, giving Mrs. Hastings bragging rights for at least the next decade. She’d accomplished the impossible in twelve hours.

Max took Nana to the lounge to introduce her to the wedding guests and Dominic escorted Kate to the suite so she could get comfortable before the festivities began. Stopping on the threshold with Kate holding tightly to his arm, Dominic regarded the festooned suite with a slight frown. It looked like an over-the-top version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

But Kate was smiling as she surveyed the room, then said, “Oh my…” in breathy delight and his frown instantly faded. “Yellow roses like that morning in Hong Kong,” she whispered, glancing up at Dominic. “You are a romantic.”

“Only for you, baby. I wanted to see you smile.”

She winked. “Good work, Mr. Knight.”

He dropped a kiss on her cheek. “My pleasure, Miss Hart.”

“Not for long—the Miss Hart part.”

“No.” He smiled one of those smiles that made the breath catch in Kate’s throat. “Dreams really can come true.”

Then Mrs. Hastings glided over, elegant in a pale blue designer suit and her pearls, not a hair out of place despite the fact that she’d spent the last twelve hours barking orders at scores of people to bring this wedding to the level of perfection expected by a client of Mr. Knight’s stature. Which also accounted for a faint wariness in her gaze when she asked, “Will this do, Mr. Knight?”

“Ask Katherine,” Dominic said pleasantly. “This is for her.”

The suite was a veritable bower of pale yellow roses, their scent perfuming the air, dozens of large baskets and vases filled with sumptuous rose bouquets, miles of ornamental ribbon-trimmed rose garlands and swags all artfully disposed. A long table, placed against one wall, was draped in white, fringed, beaded brocade set with towering, flower-draped silver candelabra, lined with rows of sparkling crystal flutes, adorned with gleaming silver salvers awaiting Quinn’s food. Several ornate silver torchieres served as magnificent accent pieces in the embellished suite. And once the whimsical fantasy was complete, the prominent set designer who’d been dragged out of his bed that morning to take charge of executing Dominic’s request for a beautiful wedding had offered his display to Mrs. Hastings with a triumphant, theatrical bow.

“It’s breathtaking, Mrs. Hastings,” Kate murmured, thoroughly enchanted as Nigel intended. “Truly breathtaking.”

Mrs. Hastings visibly relaxed; those who were familiar with her air of command would have been surprised. “I’m pleased you like it. Mr. Knight requested the pale yellow roses.”

“He knows I like them.” Kate looked at Dominic with a twinkle in her eyes. “Don’t you?”

“I have a very good memory, Katherine,” he said, very, very softly. “I think you know that.”

Mrs. Hastings cleared her throat and said, “Ahem,” in her more normal magisterial tone of voice. “If I might introduce the minister,” she added briskly, indicating an elderly man in black standing near the windows.

“Of course,” Dominic said coolly. “Let me see Katherine into bed first. She’s still quite weak. Did Ms. Strahan send over something for Katherine to wear?”

“It’s in the closet.



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