Billionaire's Inheritance Bride(23)

"Lily, I bought this store we can start off to a new beginning. I love you"

"I … like you too Alec, but we just think very differently. And in any  case I can just keep this store. I am sure you will be able to put it to  better sure than I have."

The cold and crisp air bit at their exposed necks and chilled them as they spoke. Still, they held their gaze.

" What if it could be our store?" his comment left Lily confused. Was he  proposing a partnership? She was not business savvy to understand hints  like that.

Alec put his hand in the right pocket of his black tweed coat and pulled  out a small box. He opened it to produce a beautiful platinum and  solitaire ring that glistened under the sun. Looking straight Lily's  eyes, he posed the question. " Lily, I love you so much, and I want to  spend the rest of my life with you. Will you marry me? "

Lily was surprised to say the least. Tears filled her eyes, as she was  overwhelmed with emotion. The boy she fell in love with and made plans  of marriage with 15 years back was standing in front of her asking her  to marry him. She covered her mouth with both her hands and looked  straight into his eyes. All she could see there was love for her. She  knew Alec, she knew how much he loved her, and he knew how much she  loved him.

This was a decision she did not want to regret. She nodded positively, overwhelmed in emotion, unable to speak.

The nod was enough for Alec, and he hugged her tight and swept her off her feet.

***





Lily stood at the till after counting out an entire day's worth of sales. She had never seen so much money in all her life.


"Did well today, Alec noted as he kissed lily delicately on her cheek."


"Thanks to you," Lily gave credit where credit was due.


Alec had brought in so many loyal customers, that Lily was in awe each  and every time someone stepped through the door. Naturally the sales  went up and Lily had begun to form a strong relationship with publishing  houses.





People were happy with her little shop, just as happy as she had been.  She had even paid off most of her mortgage, and them barking back at her  door was a distant memory and no longer a concern. She had even had  enough to pay Holly for her time that she worked there. Things were  finally playing in her favor. The best part of it all was the man that  stood close to her; the man who had helped her during her desperate  time.


She looked to him.


"What?" He asked, his lips turning into a smile.


"Thank you, Alec."


"Well, its my business too now. And you don't ever need to thank me. I love doing this with you. "


"I love you." She said, her eyes beginning to water.


"I love you, Lily."


Alec locked the door as he pulled Lily into the back where they had made  love. Lily thought back to that marvelous night. He lay with her as he  did that night, pulling her close and tightly.





The bookshop offered a sweet calmness to the two of them. It was the  epilogue of an exceptionally busy and agonizingly troubled couple of  months, and Lily couldn't think of a soul that she would have rather  spent her time with than Alec.


A silence hung between them, but it was one of comfort, and not of  awkwardness. Lily listened to the beat of Alec's heart, and how well it  synchronized with her own. She began to drift to sleep as Alec's voice  drew her from her near slumber.


A question came to her mind but she knew this was the right time to bring it up. "So, Rose then?"


Alec laughed as he responded, " Yes mam and what if it's a boy!"



THE END