―—Max—― she managed to choke out, ―You love me?‖
He bent his head and brushed his mouth across hers,
―More than my own life honey. I‘m so sorry I‘ve hurt you.‖
―Luke told me what he asked of you.‖
―What a jerk.‖ He managed with a smirk causing her to laugh despite her tears.
―I didn‘t know—I mean, I thought that I was invisible.‖
―No, you weren‘t. Far from it. I couldn‘t take my damn eyes off of you for a moment when you were around. I just wish I could have let you know sooner so you wouldn‘t have gotten hurt.
It tore me apart knowing that you were hurting inside and there was nothing I could do about it.‖
―I‘m tough.‖
―No you‘re not.Not where I‘m concerned.‖ He said,
―You‘re a marshmallow.‖
―You are so conceited.‖ She laughed despite her tears.
―Only because you make me feel on top of the world when you flash those gorgeous green eyes at me.‖ He answered, ―Now back to our moment in Greece.I wanted to make you mine in 137
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every way, but something held me back. I couldn‘t betray Luke or you.‖ He cupped her face in his hands and searched her eyes with his, ―I want to be married to you first.‖
―It doesn‘t matter in this day and age Max.‖ she surprised herself by saying that because she had pretty high morals, but she wanted him.She wanted to sleep next to him and waiting through a wedding was too long for her. Not only that she wasn‘t sure how long she had if the lump was cancerous. In view of it all, she didn‘t care anymore and wanted to live for the moment.
―It does to me and how I feel about you.‖ He paused studying her expression seriously. ―I could call my pilot and have the jet warmed up for a quick trip to Vegas if you don‘t want a big wedding with all the bells and whistles.‖
Her heart nearly leapt out of her chest. ―You‘re serious.‖
She whispered.
―Deadly.‖ He answered as his hands went to her hips and pulled her against him, ―If you want to make yourself mine as much as I want you next to me for the rest of my life, I‘ll do it in a heartbeat.‖
Lily felt more tears fall, but she managed a nod, and in an instant Max released her and pulled out his phone.If she thought he was just saying that to make her feel better she was wrong.He was giving commands over the phone like a Roman general and there was no mistaking the urgency in his voice.
CHAPTER SEVEN
It was the plane ride back to Chicago that things started to sink in. Lily was sitting on Max‘s lap and they were sharing a glass of wine as she admired her wedding band. He took her to one of the most expensive jewellery shops in Vegas that cater to the very wealthy and allowed her to pick out their wedding bands. It had meant a lot to her. She instantly knew what she 138
The Billionaire‘s Secret Desire wanted, but when the price was revealed she tried to stop him from handing over his credit card, but when he gave her a wry look she stopped.Obviously he could afford them, but she still felt guilty. However, as her eyes guided to his ring finger and the wide platinum decorative ring he wore, the guilt evaporated. It all seemed so surreal that she was married to a man that she was and had been hopelessly in love with forever.
Max had hauled her into the first wedding chapel he could find and when they stood before the minister, he phoned Luke long distance so he could hear the exchange of nuptials.
She wasn‘t sure what Max had said to him before hand but she was sure he wasn‘t happy.For once she didn‘t care how Luke reacted. She wanted Max as her husband more than she feared Luke‘s anger.
Lily always wanted a big fairy tale wedding, but for some reason it didn‘t matter
