arms, “but I couldn’t possibly comment. Will you marry me, Kate?”
Standing on tiptoes, she stared into his eyes. “I love you, Mr. Kent. More than life itself. Does that answer your question?”
Epilogue
It scarcely seemed possible that after two Christmas’s Kate’s whole world had changed. And yet, in some ways nothing had changed, she reflected. She was the same person and so was Jason. There was just more trust and understanding between them—enough trust for her to be working with Jason in his business now that she was qualified, where she set up tenant’s associations and handled anything connected with hospitality for him. And enough trust for her to be expecting their first child.
She warmed inside at the thought of the little person who would soon join their world, and glanced across the crowded salon of their penthouse to share her happy mood with her husband. Sensing her looking at him, Jason stared back. He only had to smile for her to want him, and Jason was the same. His eyes had darkened, and just for a moment he forgot what he was saying to the person next to him.
Life had changed for the better for both of them. It was more fun, and there were a lot more Christmas decorations. The penthouse was bristling with them. If she panned a camera over 1, Royal Buildings now, most of the apartments would be empty, because everyone was here, sharing Christmas with them. This was just the latest in what Kate intended to be a lifetime of Christmas parties. The dogs were careening around, threatening to knock things over, while the steel band was back, along with a lot of new friends.
“Merry Christmas, dear... No elf outfit today?”
Kate laughed as she turned to hug Lily, who had been exchanging recipes for punch with her mother. “I’m not sure I’d fit into one,” she admitted ruefully, glancing down at her belly.
“What a stunning group of men.”
She turned to follow Lily’s appreciative stare, to see Jason talking to her brothers. Lily was right! What a group of men. Bastien, Nathan and Elijah were all tall, dark and formidable, just like Jason, and he hadn’t met their Spanish cousins yet, or the Italian branch of the family. They were quite a surprisingly widespread clan, considering Kate’s parents had chosen not to travel far and wide, but to farm the land their ancestors had farmed for generations.
Whatever made people happy in life was right for them, she reflected as she turned to see her father deep in conversation with Neville.
“Well, Elijah Black,” she murmured as her most mysterious and ridiculously good-looking brother came to give her a hug. “How’s the security business these days?”
“Secure.”
Elijah only had to slant his bad-boy smile at her for the gaze of every woman in the room to focus on him.
“Why are you laughing?” he demanded. “Did I say something funny?”
“You? If you had it would only be accidental,” she teased him. Elijah was the brooding presence that made everyone look twice. He hummed, and gave her one of his narrow-eyed stares that had been known to make women swoon, but which merely made her punch him on the arm. “For goodness sake, go and intimidate someone else. Your skills are wasted on me. I love you too much to be frightened of you,” she added when Elijah raised a brow.
Testosterone central, she thought as Jason came towards her, leaving Nathan and Bastien to survey the room. She was proud of her brothers and what they had achieved, each of them a success in their own right, but it was her husband who held her attention now.
“Are you alright?” Jason demanded, bringing her into his arms. “This isn’t too much for you?”
She smiled up at him. It felt so good in his arms. “Since when has a party been too much for me?”
“Never.” he conceded, eyes hot for her as he stared into her face. “But you’ve never been this close to being a mother before, and I’m not sure I want
Standing on tiptoes, she stared into his eyes. “I love you, Mr. Kent. More than life itself. Does that answer your question?”
Epilogue
It scarcely seemed possible that after two Christmas’s Kate’s whole world had changed. And yet, in some ways nothing had changed, she reflected. She was the same person and so was Jason. There was just more trust and understanding between them—enough trust for her to be working with Jason in his business now that she was qualified, where she set up tenant’s associations and handled anything connected with hospitality for him. And enough trust for her to be expecting their first child.
She warmed inside at the thought of the little person who would soon join their world, and glanced across the crowded salon of their penthouse to share her happy mood with her husband. Sensing her looking at him, Jason stared back. He only had to smile for her to want him, and Jason was the same. His eyes had darkened, and just for a moment he forgot what he was saying to the person next to him.
Life had changed for the better for both of them. It was more fun, and there were a lot more Christmas decorations. The penthouse was bristling with them. If she panned a camera over 1, Royal Buildings now, most of the apartments would be empty, because everyone was here, sharing Christmas with them. This was just the latest in what Kate intended to be a lifetime of Christmas parties. The dogs were careening around, threatening to knock things over, while the steel band was back, along with a lot of new friends.
“Merry Christmas, dear... No elf outfit today?”
Kate laughed as she turned to hug Lily, who had been exchanging recipes for punch with her mother. “I’m not sure I’d fit into one,” she admitted ruefully, glancing down at her belly.
“What a stunning group of men.”
She turned to follow Lily’s appreciative stare, to see Jason talking to her brothers. Lily was right! What a group of men. Bastien, Nathan and Elijah were all tall, dark and formidable, just like Jason, and he hadn’t met their Spanish cousins yet, or the Italian branch of the family. They were quite a surprisingly widespread clan, considering Kate’s parents had chosen not to travel far and wide, but to farm the land their ancestors had farmed for generations.
Whatever made people happy in life was right for them, she reflected as she turned to see her father deep in conversation with Neville.
“Well, Elijah Black,” she murmured as her most mysterious and ridiculously good-looking brother came to give her a hug. “How’s the security business these days?”
“Secure.”
Elijah only had to slant his bad-boy smile at her for the gaze of every woman in the room to focus on him.
“Why are you laughing?” he demanded. “Did I say something funny?”
“You? If you had it would only be accidental,” she teased him. Elijah was the brooding presence that made everyone look twice. He hummed, and gave her one of his narrow-eyed stares that had been known to make women swoon, but which merely made her punch him on the arm. “For goodness sake, go and intimidate someone else. Your skills are wasted on me. I love you too much to be frightened of you,” she added when Elijah raised a brow.
Testosterone central, she thought as Jason came towards her, leaving Nathan and Bastien to survey the room. She was proud of her brothers and what they had achieved, each of them a success in their own right, but it was her husband who held her attention now.
“Are you alright?” Jason demanded, bringing her into his arms. “This isn’t too much for you?”
She smiled up at him. It felt so good in his arms. “Since when has a party been too much for me?”
“Never.” he conceded, eyes hot for her as he stared into her face. “But you’ve never been this close to being a mother before, and I’m not sure I want
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