The Seduction Plan (18 page)

His words made her heart start singing and she wasn’t sure she believed him. Pulling back, she let her eyes look up at his face and what she saw there just about had her in tears again. The hope and sincerity were there, plain as day on his face and in his eyes. For the first time, Lana started to believe him, to accept that maybe he did love her just as much as she loved him.

“You really love me?” she asked tentatively. “This wasn’t only about the book and profits for your newly acquired company?”

He groaned and pulled her towards him, his arms holding her close. “No. It was never about the profits. I don’t operate like that, I promise, Lana. I love you so much and it drives me nuts. So please tell me that you love me too so we can get on with our lives and stop this hellish torture we’ve been going through since you saw me and misunderstood everything. I’m so sorry about that by the way,” he whispered before his mouth covered hers in a passionate, driving kiss that melted all of the sadness she’d been feeling for so long.

When he finally let her up for air, Lana laughed and buried her face in his chest, loving the spicy scent of him. “How many?” she asked, the happiness starting to seep into her mind once again.

His arms tightened around her reflexively. “You can write as many novels as you’d like.”

She shook her head and lifted her face to his. “No. How many children?” she asked, the tears falling down her cheeks. But for the first time in what seemed like ages, these were tears of happiness. She couldn’t believe that someone this incredible could love her. She loved him with an intensity that was overwhelming and she wanted to hear him say the words over and over again.

He threw back his head and laughed, lifting her into his arms to kiss her once again. “As many as you can stand, my love.”

 

Lana lifted her arms around his neck and kissed his jaw, the only part of him she could reach at the moment. “Tell me again,” she whispered, needing to hear the words.

 

“I love you,” he said.

 

“I love you too,” she repeated, and never had the simple words meant so much.