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Authors: Nancy Warren
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Iris in Bloom: Take a Chance, Book 2 (21 page)
“That you’ll marry me?”
She kissed him this time. “I will marry you. But not right this second. I think we need some time. My dad told me that I rush into things too often. He’s right.” She drew in a deep breath. “I trust and believe in you, in us. Let’s take the time to be a couple. I want to plan a wedding.”
He groaned. “Tell me it won’t be in a ballroom with three hundred guests?”
“No.” She was horrified. “Is that what your first wedding was like?”
“Nightmare.”
“I was thinking a garden wedding. Marguerite will do the flowers. Dosana and I will do the catering. I think we should wait until Evan and Caitlyn get married. Maybe we could marry in September? No. Late August, so we can have a honeymoon before the school year starts again.”
“I will marry you any day, anywhere you say.”
“Oh, that is so good to hear.”
“I feel like we should celebrate. Can I take you to dinner?” He pulled her against him and she thought she’d never get tired of feeling his warm, strong body against hers. In bed, walking on the street, pushing a stroller, anywhere at all. “We’ll have champagne.” Then he glanced down at her looking concerned. “Oh, I guess you can’t drink, huh? If you’re pregnant?”
She sighed out a huge puff of happy.
“I’m not pregnant.” She stopped dead, turning him so they were looking at each other face to face. “I cancelled my appointment today.”
“You mean, no turkey baster?”
“They do not use a turkey baster. And yes, I decided not to have the procedure after all.”
“Why?” He was looking at her as though her next words would be the most important ones he ever heard. So she tried to give them to him.
“Because I love you.” She knew they were the right words when he pulled her in for another of those leg weakening kisses. When they came up for air, she said, “I got to the door and I knew I couldn't let you go. I needed to give us a chance. To tell you how I felt. So, I figured, we’d talk and I’d see how you felt and, well, the sperm’s frozen. It’s not going anywhere.”
His face, the face she was growing to love more each day, glowed with the news. Then his expression grew serious. In a firm tone, he said, “Let me be absolutely clear. That sperm is never going anywhere near you. I will be taking care of any inseminating that goes on in your body.”
She shouldn’t feel a rush of sexual excitement at a word like
inseminating
, but she did all the same. The idea of getting pregnant with Geoff was as sexy as anything she could imagine.
God, she loved him. How had she almost messed up so badly?
Now that she knew he loved her, now that she had enough self-confidence to believe him, she could tease. “I’ll have you know that sample was expensive. Also, it was a birthday gift from my sister.”
“Haven’t you ever heard of regifting?”
She couldn’t help but laugh. “This isn’t a set of towels that don’t fit your décor.”
“I know. It’s the possibility of a new life. And I’ll bet there is an infertile couple somewhere who don’t have a lot of money, who would love that sperm. I’ll bet your sister could take care of it.”
“You think I should regift sperm?”
“I do.”
She kissed him. “I think that is a brilliant idea.”
They walked on and then she found herself pausing. “You know, the reason I was fixated on having a baby is that my fertility might be compromised. There’s a possibility that I won’t be able to have kids.”
“Honey, haven’t you figured out yet that I’m all in? I love you. I’d love to have kids with you. I would. But if it’s not in the cards, then we’ll figure it out.”
“I love you.” She glanced up. “Have I said that too many times? It’s like it snuck out and now I keep repeating myself.”
“Some things never get old.”
And he pulled her against him and kissed her while the future stayed firmly in the future and she let herself enjoy this perfect moment.
The End
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From USA Today Bestselling Author Nancy Warren comes the first in an exciting new series of sexy romances about a family named Chance.
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About the Author
Nancy Warren is the USA Today bestselling author of more than fifty novels. She continues to write for Harlequin Blaze as well as writing Indie books. Nancy is known for her sexy, humorous stories. She lives in the Pacific Northwest though she tends to wander. She is an avid hiker, a lover of good chocolate, good wine, and good stories.