Page 52 of Her Royal Cowboy Billionaire
Alex released Ed and shoved him away. “Get out of here before I regret letting you go.”
Ed ran from the barn without even another word.
“Michele.” He walked toward her.
“Alex.” Happier than she’d been in what seemed like forever, she walked toward him.
When they were close, Alex opened his arms.
She ran right into them and wrapped her arms around his neck. “You came.”
“I could not stay away.” He pressed her lips with his.
She caught his kiss and responded with one of her own. Michele pressed her tongue against his lips, asking for entrance. When he opened, she loved him, tasted him, played with him.
He played, tasted, and loved her back.
When they broke apart, she stepped back to arm’s length, still holding his hands, and looked him up and down. “You look great. Like you just came from working on the ranch.” He wore soft, worn jeans, cowboy boots, a Western shirt, and a Stetson.
“I flew in today. I have been champing at the bit to get over here, but I had to change clothes and—”
She threw her arms around his neck again and kissed him deeply and with all the love she had. As much as she didn’t want the answer, she had to know. “Are you here to stay or just for a visit?”
He smiled down at her. “I am staying, but only if you agree to marry me. You will have to make an honest man out of me.”
Her head jerked back. “Why?”
“Because I intend to ravish you before Erin gets home from school.” He pulled her by the arm toward the house. As soon as they entered the mudroom, they removed their boots and went into the kitchen. He stopped by the island, turned to her, and took her in his arms. “Would you rather wait until our wedding night?”
She reached up and ran her fingers lightly across his cheek, and then cupped his jaw. “I want to wait. I don’t want to be hurried. It’s August and Erin isn’t in school but at a friend’s house. She’ll be home in half-an-hour or less. That’s not enough time for the loving I have in mind.”
His brows lifted a little, and his eyes widened as if he was pleading with her. “So youwillmarry me?”
Michele thought about teasing him, but he sounded so worried she’d sayno,she didn’t have the heart. She released him and then smiled. “Come to the living room and tell me what’s happened. You’re king now. How can you move here?”
“Before I tell you, you have to say yes.”
She turned to him and smiled. “Yes, I’ll marry you. I love you too much. You’ve gotten under my skin, Mr. Fedorov.”
He caught her around the waist. “Good. Then I am not the only one suffering with that affliction, Miss Williams.”
Alex kissed her again. Then he made a line of little kisses down and then up her neck to just under her ear. He tickled her there with his lips and nibbled on her ear.
She was covered with goose bumps, and none of them were because she was cold. She was hot, white hot. Each of his quick, tiny, butterfly kisses left her shivering and wanting more. “Oh, Alex, what you do to me.”
“Yes, my love, what do I do to you?” He continued to kiss her and tease her with his lips.
“You make it very hard to say no, but I must. How soon can we get married?”
“Depends on what kind of wedding you want.”
“I don’t care. In the courthouse is fine. I’ve had the wedding with the dress and the big reception and lots of guests, but you probably should have one for your country. You are their king. They will probably want to see you marry and want the pomp and circumstance as befits their king.”
“You are correct, they do. But that does not prevent us from marrying here first and having the big wedding there later. I cannot wait for months to make love to you. Let us get married tomorrow. Since Erin is not in school, she can accompany us. If you have a best friend, then tell that person, but no one else. I am afraid if the press found out, we would be in the middle of a circus.”
“That suits me just fine. And I can send your mother my measurements. She can have my dress made for me before we get there for the big wedding.”
“You will still have to have fittings. I shall wear my uniform.”
