Seducing The Boss (Pulse #2) - Mari Carr Page 0,59
she was trying to determine if he was a hallucination or not.
“I’m in love with you, Scrubs. Completely. Irrevocably. I’m pretty sure I’ve loved you my whole life. I was just too much of an idiot to see it.” He gave her words back to her, wanting her to know that she wasn’t alone in her feelings.
“You are?” she whispered. He caught the slight sheen of tears in her eyes.
“What part are you questioning? The love, or the fact I’m an idiot.”
She giggled. “I already knew the idiot part.”
He laughed, taking no offense. “Of course I’m in love with you. How could any sane man not be in love with you? You’re beautiful, funny, compassionate, and sexy as hell. I know I’m a pain in the ass, Sara. I’m demanding, controlling, and stubborn. And I can’t promise you it’ll be easy, but I do promise to worship the ground you walk on every single day if you’ll do me the honor of becoming my wife.”
The room went painfully silent for several seconds. The only thing Kellan could hear was the pounding of his own heart.
Josh found a way to break the tension, his voice filling the room. “Don’t be too hasty, Sara. After all, I’m still available.”
Laughter erupted, including Sara’s.
“I’m afraid you’ll have to find another girl,” Sara said to Josh. “This one is taken.”
She raced into his arms. Kellan had risen and was waiting for her. He wrapped her in his embrace, determined to never let go of her again.
He had no idea how long they stood there, but it took a few minutes before Kellan realized the band was playing again and the dance floor was crowded with swaying couples, all smiling at them.
Sara was the first to step away. “You came here with a ring?”
“I’m so sorry for everything I said the last ti—”
She placed a finger over his lips to stop him. “Forgiven. For all of it.”
His mom had been right.
True love didn’t walk away in the face of mistakes. It forgave.
He took her hand away from his lips so that he could place the ring on her finger. He’d moved heaven and earth to find it today, knowing it had to be perfect.
“Oh, Kellan,” she whispered when he slid it onto her finger. “It’s beautiful.”
Cupping her cheeks, he lifted her face to his. “I love you, Sara. So much it hurts.”
“Lucky for you I’m a nurse.” She rose up on tiptoe and placed her lips against his. “I can kiss it all better.”
“There are a few places that are really aching right now.”
She laughed at his innuendo, then her face sobered slightly. “Are you sure about all of this?”
“Sara, I’ve never been more certain of anything in my life. And I’m a cocky son of a bitch who thinks he’s right about everything.”
“You’re right. You are. And you always said you were never getting married.”
“A very wise woman once told me I should never say never.”
“Very wise indeed.”
He took her hand. “I know we have a lot to talk about. I don’t blame you for your doubts. I’ve been an asshole.”
She shook her head. “No. You haven’t. I could have resisted an asshole. Instead, you were charming and sweet and romantic and funny, and you made it impossible for me not to fall in love with you.”
“Last week, at Score, what I said—”
“Was a mistake. But let’s face it, you’d nearly lost your dad, and you were dealing with some pretty serious demons from your past. You’re allowed to screw up when you’ve got that much crap falling on you.”
“I hurt you in the process.”
“I think you’ll find out I’m pretty resilient. We’re only human, Kellan. We’re both going to screw up from time to time over the next…” She paused, pure mischief in her eyes when she said, “Fifty or sixty years or so.”
Kellan recognized the test. And he passed with flying colors. “Expecting me to wince or run scared?”
She giggled. “Just making sure.”
“I want nothing less than eighty years with you.”
She feigned horror at the thought. “Let’s don’t get too carried away.”
He adored her. And wanted her. “Did I mention I booked a room upstairs?”
She rolled her eyes. “Pretty sure of yourself, weren’t you?”
“I prefer ‘optimistic.’ That, and the fact I wasn’t leaving here without you. Even if I had to kidnap you, tie you to the bed, and beg you until you said yes.”
Sara winked. “I like the sound of that. Can I take back my yes so we can try that