Yeah, he knew that, too.
He looked back at his older brother again, and noticed him frowning across the room. Following his gaze, he saw Roxanna sitting at a table, laughing with Shelby, Solana, Dev, and Reyes. The resentment between the two of them remained strong as they avoided each other at every turn.
Watching Rox as he continued to sway with Honor and drink in the addicting scent of her subtle perfume, he was reminded of the last wedding the three of them were all at. Roxanna had asked if he thought they’d ever have this—love, marriage—and look at him now. He hoped she’d find her right person now that he’d found his.
And speaking of love and marriage…
He suddenly found it hard to draw in a steady breath. Tightening his arms the tiniest bit, he pulled Honor back with him into one of the private little alcoves in each corner of the ballroom.
When she saw they were alone, she laughed softly and turned in his arms. “You read my mind.”
Her husky voice sent a surge of desire through him, and he loved that she wanted him as much as he wanted her. But that’s not what this was about. “I have a question to ask you…”
Her eyes went wide.
“It’s actually a question about a question,” he quickly clarified.
“Ok-ay,” she said cautiously.
“There’s going to come a time when I want to ask you a question, the question, but I don’t want to freak you out, so…I thought if we talked about it ahead of time…we can be sure to be on the same page when the time comes.”
She relaxed against him, smiling as she draped her arms around his neck. “And what page is that? ’Til death do us part, two point five kids, a dog, and a house in the suburbs?”
“I was thinking more like four kids and two dogs, because really, what would we do with half a kid?”
Her warm laugh filled his heart with so much love. “Dog hair and cake doesn’t mix.”
“We won’t allow the dogs in your cake shop.”
Her brows rose. “My shop?”
“The store next to Lift Your Spirit is moving to bigger space across the street in October. I
thought I’d see if you would want the space. You did say it was a key location.”
“Are you kidding right now?”
He grinned at the excitement that spread across her face. “I mean, I am going to charge you rent and demand free cake for life, but the space is yours if you want it.”
“I want it. I definitely want it,” she assured him. Then she rose up on her tiptoes, her happy gaze shining bright. “And as for the other, I’ll take that page any day you’re willing to offer it.”
He wanted to drop to his knees and offer it right now, but he hadn’t brought the ring with him, damn it. That was okay, though, he’d plan something special just for her.
In the meantime…he dipped his head and covered her mouth with his. She leaned in and opened to him in that way that always made his pulse rev high. He lifted his hands to either side of her face and leaned his forehead against hers as he spoke the emotion in his heart that would last a lifetime. “I love you.”
Her lips curved against his. “I love you, too.”
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