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“He came back,” Rosemary said, swallowing around the twist in her voice.

Charise moved next to her. “I think my faith in the male race has just been restored.”

Morgan Pierce stood on the driver’s side of Engine 54, waiting for her. The noise and the bright-red vehicle had drawn other motel guests into the waning sunlight.

“I know he’s better late than never, but for heaven’s sake - go!” Charise lightly pushed Rosemary, sending her toward the door.

Tommy added his two cents by letting out a long, heartfelt squeal of delight.

Rosemary exhaled, trying to calm the bippity-bip of her pulse. She could barely walk straight, much less open the door and greet the cooling air.

When Morgan saw her emerge, his face lit up, even as he still managed to appear a bit sheepish.

“I got here as fast as I could,” he said.

“I thought you never wanted to see me again.”

“Wrong. I decided that I couldn’t live a minute more without Tommy. Without you.”

Without realizing it, her hand covered her heart. “We’ve got a lot to work out, don’t we?”

“Love takes a little effort.” He offered that devastating grin. “Or so I’ve heard.”
Small children had gathered around the engine, and Morgan greeted them with genuine warmth. His smile chipped away at her doubts, but didn’t destroy them.
He alighted from the vehicle, jumping down to the ground and taking Rosemary’s hand in his. “You did take me by surprise last night.”

Last night: sizzling kisses, slow caresses, a life-altering afterglow.

“I wish the truth had come out more gracefully.”

“Presentation won’t change the fact that I’ve fallen in love with you.”

“Love?” What about the way he’d left her last night?

“You don’t think I want a woman like you?” He stroked a finger over her jaw, his head tilted. “You’re everything, Rosemary. A diamond with different facets. Your friend talked some sense into me this morning, helped me sort out those cluttered mental files gathering dust in my brain.”

Rosemary glanced at Charise, who was standing by the motel room door with Tommy in her arms.

“Would you ever consider settling for a guy like me?” he asked.

A guy like him. She still wasn’t sure what sort of a man he was.

“Are you willing to take the risk with me?” he asked.

Oxygen escaped her, but she gathered enough to answer. “I keep thinking of our parents.”

“Don’t. They have no bearing on how we feel toward each other. On how we want Tommy to grow up safe and happy.”

“This is all happening so fast. How can -“

“- I told you before,” he said, “I know what I want now.” He dropped to a knee, holding her hand between both of his own. “And I want you to be my wife, Rosemary. Will you spend the rest of your life with me?”




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