Do You Take This Enemy? (2002)
“Five Squaring her shoulders, Ashley raised her chin.
“Don’t look as if I asked you to throw yourself into a cage of lions.” He stepped closer and touched her cheek.
“It’s scary to go into marriage when there isn’t love.”
“We’re doing pretty well together, I’d say,” he said softly.
“Maybe, but it’s too soon to tell.”
“Just take it a day at a time.” His hand rested on her shoulder, and his pulse still raced. Gabe knew what he wanted. At the same time, he ignored the qualms that assailed him, the ...memories of a marriage filled with love and happiness, a stark contrast to what he was proposing here.
“What’ll it be, Ashley? Will you marry me?”
Her blue eyes focused on him. “Yes, I will,” she answered. “I have to do something, and your offer looks like the best solution.”
He couldn’t resist. His pulse jumped, and eagerness flashed through him like lightning. He stepped closer, wrapping his arms gently around her to lean forward to kiss her.
Startled, Ashley’s hands flew up to rest on his forearms.MoreLess
“Don’t look as if I asked you to throw yourself into a cage of lions.” He stepped closer and touched her cheek.
“It’s scary to go into marriage when there isn’t love.”
“We’re doing pretty well together, I’d say,” he said softly.
“Maybe, but it’s too soon to tell.”
“Just take it a day at a time.” His hand rested on her shoulder, and his pulse still raced. Gabe knew what he wanted. At the same time, he ignored the qualms that assailed him, the ...memories of a marriage filled with love and happiness, a stark contrast to what he was proposing here.
“What’ll it be, Ashley? Will you marry me?”
Her blue eyes focused on him. “Yes, I will,” she answered. “I have to do something, and your offer looks like the best solution.”
He couldn’t resist. His pulse jumped, and eagerness flashed through him like lightning. He stepped closer, wrapping his arms gently around her to lean forward to kiss her.
Startled, Ashley’s hands flew up to rest on his forearms.MoreLess
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