Marrying His Runaway Heiress by Therese Beharrie

Author:Therese Beharrie
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-03-05T17:58:53+00:00

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‘Do you want some dessert?’ the server asked, oblivious to the tension between him and Elena.

‘No,’ he said quickly.

‘But coffee, please,’ Elena added.

‘And for you, sir?’

‘No. Yes. Yes,’ he repeated. He could do with some coffee if they were going to be having this conversation.

The server disappeared, but Elena didn’t say anything. She poured herself another glass of water and drank it, though slower than she had before. He suspected it was to delay the conversation, but he would wait as long as he had to. It was a skill he’d mastered in business negotiations, waiting. There was no way he would speak before she did. Let alone on this topic.

‘I’m sorry,’ she said, clearing her throat. ‘I shouldn’t have been so blunt about it.’

Micah drank from his water glass, too. He didn’t want her to think he was panicked at her bringing this up. In fact, he was elated. It meant they were on the same page in terms of what they were trying to prepare for with their marriage. It meant she was probably thinking about saying yes to him. It meant he wouldn’t have to bring it up.

‘It’s fine. You want to talk about it, we can talk about it.’

‘Are we calling it “it” like we’re two teenagers?’ she asked lightly. ‘“Are we going to do ‘it’, Micah?”’ She was shaking her head before she even finished. ‘I am so sorry I did that. The fact that it went through my filter tells me I should have stopped after that second glass.’

‘Elena, it’s okay. You’re just nervous.’ He couldn’t help his chuckle though.

She gave him an unimpressed look. ‘If I was—and I’m not saying I am—the only thing I’d want from you is your laughter. So, thank you.’

He lifted up his hands, and shut his mouth. But she was so adorable. Her cheeks were red from the wine or the sun, he didn’t know. Both, he decided. Her hair was an intricate web of curls at the top of her head, slightly off balance because of the hat she’d replaced the flower crown with. She’d brightened as soon as she’d put it on, and walked around with it all day until now, despite the bulk it created on her head.

She was wearing another charming summer dress, white and red this time, and had paired it with her signature red lipstick. It was faded from the food she’d eaten and wine she’d drunk, but he could still see. He wanted to kiss her lips.

‘Okay, before I get there, I need to say that I’m... I’m going to say yes to marrying you.’

Her words didn’t have the lyrical cadence they’d had earlier, and he thought the water was working fast. Then he realised she’d told him what he wanted and he wasn’t processing it. The server arrived before he could and, after he thanked the man, Elena began to speak again.

‘I need to talk to you about two things first though. One is sex, but we’ll get to that.

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