“Your name,” he growls, his voice is deep and demanding with those chocolate eyes blazing heat into me.
“Jenna Lane,” I answer.
“Jenna, I’m Jacob Harrison, and I have to ask you a question…Will you marry me?”
Chapter Three
Jake
I can’t believe I just blurted it out. Yes, I want her to marry me and have my baby, but I wanted to have a few more words with her before I threw out my proposal. I couldn’t stop myself if I tried. I want her in my bed. From head to toe, she’s beautiful and has been on my mind since I lowered the window in the limo.
“Um…excuse me?” she questions, her head jerking back in surprise. It’s a little jarring to me as well. I wasn’t expecting to be so brazen about it. I have to tone down the romantic feelings in me and offer her a logical reason for a quick marriage.
“I have a proposition for you,” I reply. It’s already in the works as we speak.
Her hand comes up, and I catch it before she smacks me. Holding her hand in mine, I pull her against me. Her ample chest hits mine, and I can feel her nipples harden. “It’s not like that. Well, I suppose it is. Let’s go somewhere we can talk,” I demand; my voice deepens with lust. Her reaction should be expected, but I hope she gets over the shock. My body only makes things worse. I wonder if she can feel my cock throbbing against her stomach.
“I can’t. I have to work,” she tells me. It’s not the answer I want, but it’s more than a flat out, “Go fuck yourself.” So I’ll take that as a good sign. She doesn’t need to work again if she doesn’t want to, but I’ll give her the night. I can feel the quickening of her pulse and the uptick in her breathing as I hold her to me.
“Fine, finish your shift, but I want you to know that there will be a million-dollar payout if you agree to marry me and…”
“Jenna. You’re needed in the kitchen,” a young woman says from the kitchen door.
“I’m sorry I have to go.” She steps out of my grasp. The loss is felt instantly. It takes all my self-control to hold back.
“Think about my offer. You have three hours to decide. My lawyer’s already drafting the contract as we speak.” She nods and turns away. I let her go into the back before I cracked and pulled her into my arms and slam my mouth on hers.
I’m losing my mind. This is the most outrageous thing I’ve ever done, but it’s the easiest decision I’ve ever made. Not once did I question myself. Jenna’s going to be my wife no matter if I have to kidnap her sexy ass. That may sound crazy, and maybe it is, but from the second we saw each other, something happened. I know she felt the same shift because it radiated in her eyes.
Now to get her to sign the document and head over to the nicest chapel available and get her to be mine. I don’t care how much it costs me. She’ll give me my heir and so much more.
I take my seat, which is near the stage because my brother is one of the speakers tonight. “What was that?” Jack asks as he pulls up a chair.
I’m about to explain, but my phone goes off, and it’s an important call—my lawyer. “Excuse me.” Standing up, I move to the edge of the room where it’s a little quieter. “Give me the details, Theo.”
“Jacob, as your lawyer and friend, I must say from the very start that I really advise against this,” Theo states. He’s probably freaking out about my sudden decision, and he’s rightfully nervous because it’s so out of character for me, but nothing is going to change my mind.
“Yes, I get that, but you’re here for my legal work, not my emotional state.” I don’t have time to deal with him acting like a friend.
“Fine. Be that as it may, the contracts are ready and with a friend of mine who owns a law firm. He’ll call you when he’s in your lobby with the documents,” he surrenders.
“Great. Remember, this is just between us until I’m ready to make the announcement.”
“You should at least tell your brother since you are with him and you share the company.” It’s in the contract that she can’t have access to the company assets even in a divorce, so it’s a non-issue, but he’s right again. It’s only at my lawyer’s recommendation that I add it for Jack’s sake because it’s his company too.
“I will.” Maybe after it’s done, so he can’t try to talk me out of it. Jack won’t be successful because she’s mine, and I won’t give up on making her mine permanently. It’s hard to describe what she’s done to me in a matter of seconds after I spent a lifetime of avoiding relationships.