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Gasping, she searched his face. “Alex. Wow.” Her mind
scrambled to form words, anything to steady her wildly beating heart. “So
what’s in the other envelope?”

Chuckling, he handed it to her. “I’m taking you on a long
vacation.”

A full itinerary and two plane tickets greeted her when she
peeked inside. They’d get their long-awaited trip to Scotland. Not that she
cared what the destination was. She’d go to the far side of the galaxy with
Alex.

His smile was devastating, erasing the weariness from his
face. “We can spend one of your bearer bonds.”

Juliana giggled as he threaded his fingers through her
tangled hair.

“If you have millions in bearer bonds, why are you still
working?” Alex kissed her lips, her nose.

“Because I needed to fill the lonely hours.” She smoothed
his damp hair off his face.

“I can think of something to fill up the hours.” His voice
grew husky as he nuzzled her neck, stoking a gently growing fire inside her.

“Make love to me, Alex,” she whispered.

“That’s my intent.” It was all he needed to hear before he
gathered her close, and she twined her arms gently around his neck. The touch
of his hands was unbearably tender.

Sounds of laughter from the hallway grudgingly pulled them
apart.

Alex growled. Juliana laughed and the door burst open.

“Uncle Alex, Juliana!” Lisette flew into the room and
pounced on the bed, her white stuffed bunny in her hands.

Andrea and James brought up the rear. A black ball of fur
streaked into the room and jumped on the bed.

“Jingle Bells!” Juliana looked at Alex incredulously.
“What’s he doing here?” She picked up her cat in one arm and hugged him, his
purring loud enough to rival a buzz saw.

“Someone had to take care of the little beast. He’s the one
who alerted me to an intruder in your bed—” Alex coughed. “Sorry. I guess I
shouldn’t have mentioned it.”

Juliana waved her hand as if to wipe out the horror. “It’s
okay. I have to face what happened.”

She turned her attention to Lisette sitting beside her,
excitement bubbling from every pore. “Hey, you, I’m glad to see you.”

Alex flashed a disarming smile. Her heart melted to see him
smile with complete happiness and love.

Lisette’s curious eyes darted to the brilliant ring on
Juliana’s finger. “Did she say yes, Uncle Alex?”

Andrea and James crowded the doorway, arms around each
other’s waists, wide smiles on their faces.

“Did you think she wouldn’t?” Alex’s smile revitalized the
room, her heart, her soul.

Juliana had never been happier, more loved or more part of a
family than at the moment.

 

The End

About Erin Richards

 

An avid reader with a vivid imagination Erin wrote her first
novel at eighteen and a second by the time she was twenty. Fortunately, both
young-adult novels lay buried in the bottom of her closet never to see the
light of day! Then life captured Erin and she focused her energies on college,
career and marriage. But the seed was planted and fiction writing remained
Erin's dream. Finally, in 2002, Erin decided to devote herself seriously to
writing. She joined the RWA, learned everything she could about the craft and
the business of writing and continued to hone her skills.

 

Erin lives in Northern California where she negotiates and
writes high technology contracts. At night on the weekends, the corporate
gloves come off and Erin sets her fingers to the keyboard writing paranormal
& urban fantasy romance fiction.

 

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