Marcus held his wife as they held each other on the couch, staring into the low burning fire in the hearth. Satisfaction settled deep within him, as always happened after their loving. She sighed and cuddled closer, her hand splaying over his chest. He lifted her fingers and kissed each one before settling her softness back on him.
“Marcus?”
“Yes, my love.”
“Are you planning to return as Captain Hawk anytime soon?”
He chuckled. “Not anytime soon, but I will eventually. Prince Regent needs me—needs my skills now more than anything.”
“Why can’t someone else do it?”
“Well, I suppose I could retire and give the title of Captain Hawk to someone else. Perhaps Gabe would make a great leader.”
“I think he would.” She smiled up at him.
“Why do you ask?”
“I want a baby.”
Groaning, he stroked her arm. “As do I.”
Her head rested on his shoulder, as she met his gaze. Her eyes twinkled in the soft light from the fire.
He brushed back a fallen piece of hair from her eyes. “Do you know how much I love you?”
“I hope so. I want it to be as much as I love you.”
“You have taken me on a one-way trip to paradise. Every time you smile, it’s so real I want to cry. None has ever loved me as much as you.”
Her gaze turned dark before she leaned in and kissed his lips. After another long kiss, he sighed deeply and tightened his arm around her, pulling her close. “It’s so hard to explain everything that I feel when I’m with you. Forgive me if I say the wrong things.”
She giggled. “You don’t.”
“No other woman has affected me like you have.” He kissed her lips.
“I suppose that has never happened to you?”
“Not until meeting you. You have blessed me in so many ways.”
She grinned. “Good. I would like to keep it that way.”
“Forever, and always, my love.”
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