The Virgin Mistress (25 page)
Read The Virgin Mistress Online
Authors: Linda Turner
He didn't have to tell her he was thinking of Jenny and the baby. He could see the understanding in her eyes as she lifted her hand to his mouth and gently shushed him. “That's not going to happen again. Fate couldn't be so cruel.”
Just to make sure, he wasn't taking any chances. “I want to marry you. You know that, don't you? I can't leave you without knowing that you'll be waiting for me when I come back. Will you marry me?”
“Yes.”
Just that simply, with no questions asked, she laid all his fears to rest. He only had to look into her eyes to know that nothing was ever going to take her away from him. She would be there when he got back from Portland. And years from now, when they were both old and gray and surrounded by their children and grandchildren, she would still be looking at him with that same love in her eyes. A man couldn't ask for more than that.
Groaning, he pulled her close against his heart and kissed her, telling her all over again how much he loved her, how much he would always love herâand he never said a word.
Special thanks and acknowledgment are given to Linda Turner for her contribution to THE COLTONS series.
ISBN: 978-1-4268-8409-2
THE VIRGIN MISTRESS
Copyright © 2001 by Harlequin Books S.A.
All rights reserved. Except for use in any review, the reproduction or utilization of this work in whole or in part in any form by any electronic, mechanical or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including xerography, photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, is forbidden without the written permission of the editorial office, Silhouette Books, 300 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017 U.S.A.
All characters in this book have no existence outside the imagination of the author and have no relation whatsoever to anyone bearing the same name or names. They are not even distantly inspired by any individual known or unknown to the author, and all incidents are pure invention.
This edition published by arrangement with Harlequin Books S.A.
® and TM are trademarks of Harlequin Books S.A., used under license. Trademarks indicated with ® are registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Canadian Trade Marks Office and in other countries.
Visit Silhouette at
www.eHarlequin.com