sorry Reece. You’re right, I protect myself too by expecting little.”
“Expect more. I will give you more. All that matters to me is you.”
Lilly had never seen Reece look this way. He was different. She wished she could trust that it would last.
Suddenly he picked her up again and carried her out the door. Lilly looked up and saw her aunts watching from over the upstairs balcony. She waved at them and they both grinned and waved back.
Reece carried her outside and put her into his carriage. He pulled her to him and held her tightly.
“We’re going home Countess. You are my heart and I will introduce you as my most beloved wife. I shall hang on your arm, dance with you, every dance, never be without you. I love you Lilly, please give me a chance to show you how much.”
“I’m beginning to think you have changed Reece. You are different, much improved.”
“You improved me Lilly. In time you will see how much. No other women, I’ll cut my old group of partiers, I’ll be a husband and I hope a father. When I look back on my life in London, before you, I see now what Robert saw. It was a useless, wasted life. I must send Mr. Common’s a bonus for finding the perfect lady for me, for I could not find you myself.”
They arrived back at Lord Randall’s townhouse and he insisted on carrying her inside and upstairs to his bedchamber.
“This is getting to be a habit,” Lilly laughed.
“Yes. I’ll carry you up here and lock you in and make love to you until you love me back Lilly. Can you?”
“I’m afraid to admit it Reece, but I love you already. You think after our four days toge ther at Hillside Park that I do not love you?”
“I’d hoped. Enough talking Lady Randall. Let me help you remove that gown.”
“Reece, I believe you. You are a wonderful man when you want to be. I noticed how kind you were to my father and aunts. I cannot wait to start our new life together,” Lilly said with hope and happiness in her eyes.
“I can’t wait to start trying for that first son, or daughter again, as long as they are more like you, less like me,” Reece whispered pressing his lips to her forehead.
He unfastened her gown, took down her hair and ran his hands through it. He smelled her neck, and kissed her ear. He gently turned her in his arms and just held her.
Lilly felt his hard chest, his uneven breathing and grinned. She put her hand over his heart and felt the rapid beating.
“Do you feel it?” Reece asked, kissing her hair.
“Yes, you love me,” Lilly confirmed, feeling blissful and alive.
“I do, I love you Lilly, m y beautiful wife.”
Lilly smiled, thankful to be loved, to have a passionate husband, to realize her dreams after all.
“I love you Reece, I believe we will be happy.”
“I know we will be,” Reece replied, kissing her soft lips and realizing he was finally complete.
“Expect more. I will give you more. All that matters to me is you.”
Lilly had never seen Reece look this way. He was different. She wished she could trust that it would last.
Suddenly he picked her up again and carried her out the door. Lilly looked up and saw her aunts watching from over the upstairs balcony. She waved at them and they both grinned and waved back.
Reece carried her outside and put her into his carriage. He pulled her to him and held her tightly.
“We’re going home Countess. You are my heart and I will introduce you as my most beloved wife. I shall hang on your arm, dance with you, every dance, never be without you. I love you Lilly, please give me a chance to show you how much.”
“I’m beginning to think you have changed Reece. You are different, much improved.”
“You improved me Lilly. In time you will see how much. No other women, I’ll cut my old group of partiers, I’ll be a husband and I hope a father. When I look back on my life in London, before you, I see now what Robert saw. It was a useless, wasted life. I must send Mr. Common’s a bonus for finding the perfect lady for me, for I could not find you myself.”
They arrived back at Lord Randall’s townhouse and he insisted on carrying her inside and upstairs to his bedchamber.
“This is getting to be a habit,” Lilly laughed.
“Yes. I’ll carry you up here and lock you in and make love to you until you love me back Lilly. Can you?”
“I’m afraid to admit it Reece, but I love you already. You think after our four days toge ther at Hillside Park that I do not love you?”
“I’d hoped. Enough talking Lady Randall. Let me help you remove that gown.”
“Reece, I believe you. You are a wonderful man when you want to be. I noticed how kind you were to my father and aunts. I cannot wait to start our new life together,” Lilly said with hope and happiness in her eyes.
“I can’t wait to start trying for that first son, or daughter again, as long as they are more like you, less like me,” Reece whispered pressing his lips to her forehead.
He unfastened her gown, took down her hair and ran his hands through it. He smelled her neck, and kissed her ear. He gently turned her in his arms and just held her.
Lilly felt his hard chest, his uneven breathing and grinned. She put her hand over his heart and felt the rapid beating.
“Do you feel it?” Reece asked, kissing her hair.
“Yes, you love me,” Lilly confirmed, feeling blissful and alive.
“I do, I love you Lilly, m y beautiful wife.”
Lilly smiled, thankful to be loved, to have a passionate husband, to realize her dreams after all.
“I love you Reece, I believe we will be happy.”
“I know we will be,” Reece replied, kissing her soft lips and realizing he was finally complete.
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