Nurse for the Doctor (20 page)

“I wasn’t merely jealous—I was devastated,” she confessed. “You see, up till that time you hadn’t asked Sylvia, and it was the first thing that made me hope at all when you—asked me!”

“Beloved,” he breathed, against her lips, “in future, whatever we do we will do together. There will be no question of asking anyone else. It will be Josie and Carlos—Carlos and Josie. You will be my
marquesa,
and you will also be my heart’s desire.”

THE END