Grams.
I reread the letter, and I understood Belle’s earlier sense of wonder by the time I was done.
“Cora knew how we felt about each other before we did,” I chuckled, shaking my head in wonder.
“She’s still sprinkling some of that magic dust over our lives from up above,” Belle said softly, looking at me closely. “You’re not mad? About her meddling, I mean?”
I lifted my eyes to hers, losing myself in her beautiful blue gaze. “Mad? How the fuck could I be mad? Her meddling has given me the greatest prize of all. You. Because I love you, Belle Sterling. With all my heart.”
Belle’s smile was so bright it lit up the room. She threw herself at me, knocking me off balance so we both fell back on the bed.
“I love you, too, you gorgeous, protective, precious, stubborn man!” she breathed, pressing kisses all over my face.
“I like the other descriptions, but stubborn? I’m hurt. I’m not stub—”
Belle cut me off with her mouth, pressing her plump lips against mine so that I opened up to meet the thrust of her tongue. By the time she pulled back, we were both breathing heavily, and my cock was doing an impressive impersonation of a steel rod. I wanted nothing more than to take her back to our bed and eat her sweet pussy until she came all over my face. But there was something I wanted to say first, so I gently disentangled myself and dropped to one knee in front of her.
“What I feel for you is…” I paused, shaking my head as I searched for the right words.
Belle reached down, trailing her fingers along my cheek. “I know,” she whispered.
I turned my face into her palm, placing a kiss there. “You never had the marriage proposal or wedding day you deserved, so I want a do-over. Belle Sterling, I love you more than anything else in this world. Will you marry me? Again?”
Belle slid off the bed and kneeled in front of me, cupping my face in her hands. “Yes, I’ll marry you, Adam Sterling. As many times as you like,” she grinned.
I wrapped her up in my arms, burying my face in her neck and inhaling her sunshine and lemon scent. “Thank you for not giving up on me, for waiting for me to come to my senses.”
She pulled back to look at me. “I still can’t believe I seduced you,” she said, her cheeks turning pink.
“Most amazing experience of my life,” I grinned. “Well, apart from the blow job you gave me, and that time you licked my—”
Belle’s mouth crashed down on mine, and there was no more talking for a long time.