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me, Kate.”
    For a moment, he thought she hadn’t heard him. She stood staring back at him as if he’d lost him mind, speechless.
    “I, beg your pardon?”
    “I want you to marry me, Kate. Right now—tonight. I came here to ask you to marry me. I don’t want to waste another minute.”
    “Don’t.” She turned away. She didn’t believe him.
    “Kate, just listen to me.” He blocked her way, standing before her still arguing with his heart.
    “Kate, I love you.”
    He saw her waver for a second, then she shook her head.
    “You don’t love me. You don’t even know me.”
    “I know I’ve been miserable without you.” He watched as each of those words registered. Her eyes filled with tears, but she wasn’t ready to trust him yet. “I know I can’t get you or the night we spent together out of my mind.” Alex took a step closer. She didn’t move. “I know the thought of never seeing you again scares the hell out of me.” His trembling fingers reached out to cup her face as a single tear slipped from her eye.
    “Alex, this is crazy. We can’t get married. We barely know each other,” she said, but there was a tiny smile forming, wiping the doubt from her eyes.
    “ That’s love. It’s crazy, its unexpected, its causes you to lose control and do stupid things.” He stopped fighting with his heart and gave into it. Alex took her in his arms, touching his finger to her lips when she tried to protest. “It’s wonderful, isn’t it?”
    “No...Yes.”
    “Then come away with me now—tonight. I don’t want to wait any longer.”
    “But the bookstore .”
    “ Surely your assistant can take care of it.”
    “My father.”
    “We’ll both tell him when we get back on Monday. Stop fighting it, Kate. Stop resisting. It’s useless, you know. I love you and you love me. Let’s just go with what we feel for once in our lives.”
    “You are so crazy, Alex Bradshaw,” she whispered just before she started to laugh. “This is so crazy!”
    “No, baby. This is love.”
    * * * *
    Kate would remember their honeymoon for the rest of her life. Alex arranged for them to have the hunting lodge at the top of Mount Charleston all to themselves. They stayed in one of the lodge’s two honeymoon suites.
    “This room is perfect. I love the view,” she told him when they were finally alone.
    Alex stood close behind her. Too close. Kate closed her eyes and started counting. One, two, three... Everything was happing too quickly. She needed to slow things down for a moment so she could think rationally.
    Why did she suddenly feel so anxious? This wasn’t new to her. She and Alex made love so many times that night at her apartment. But this was different. She still had doubts then.
     
    There weren’t any left inside of her now.
    “The view is perfect,” he whispered against her ear, his hands sliding around her body pulling her back against him. “I like it a lot.”
    “Alex.” Her answer sounded soft and inviting.
    “Relax, Kate. You know I would never hurt you, don’t you?” His arms tightened possessively. “I’ve been going out of my mind all evening wanting you.” His voice was rough with desire. Alex’s hand slipped beneath the band of her skirt, touching her stomach.
    She leaned against him, moaning softly as his fingers moved beneath her panties, cupped her once, then stroked across her entrance, parting her gently.
    “You feel good.” He groaned against her neck. With his free hand, he caressed her breast beneath the thin covering of her clothing.
    “Alex.” Kate’s breath caught in her throat when his finger slid inside her body. She pressed closer to him. She felt his arousal against her bottom.
    He turned her in his arms, his mouth claiming hers. Kate met his demands willingly. His lips left hers to trail hot kisses down to her throat. Kate’s head rolled back as his mouth ravaged her throat.
    “Make love to me, Alex.”
    “Yes, oh God, yes.” He lifted her up in his arms and carried