"It did," I agreed. My high was coming from gaining back what was mine and knowing that Seth and I were going to do this a thousand times better than his father had done it, because from here on out it would all be right and legal and ethical. No more shady business for our corporation.
We climbed into the back of the limousine and Seth popped the cork on a bottle of champagne as the driver took us back to Manhattan. He poured us each a glass and we toasted to "Us." I saw a shift in his eyes as we reached the city and he began looking out on all of the tall buildings. He looked sad suddenly.
"What's wrong?" I asked him.
He smiled but his eyes still looked sad. "Oh nothing," he said. "I love you. I'm so proud of you. I'll get my stuff from the office this week and hopefully by next week I can have my things out of the townhouse."
I reached into our bag and pulled out two more papers. I rested the palm of my hand against his face as he looked at me curiously and I said, "You can do that, or you can sign these two papers instead."
He gave me a "What are you up to?" look and picked up the first paper. It was the deed his father signed over on the townhouse.
"Flip to the last page," I told him. He did and as he read it, the light began to return to his eyes. I was so happy that it did, I was a little bit worried myself.
"The deed has my name on it too. You want us to live together?"
"If that's okay with you?" I asked.
"No," he said, making my stomach fall. "No, that's not good enough for you. Marry me, Adele?"
The fire he kept burning inside of me stoked up and filled my chest with heat. I grinned at him and said, "I'll seriously consider your proposition. But in the meantime, will you sign the paperwork so your name is on the townhouse too?"
He signed it and then said, "I'm going to ask you again every day until you get sick of it and say yes."
"Good," I said. "Now read the next one." He picked up the second one and as he read that one, tears sprang to his eyes.
"I can't accept this. You fought too hard to get that company back and that CEO spot is so rightfully yours … "
"Seth, it's rightfully yours too. You are more than qualified and you are the only one I would ever want at my side running it with me." I'd had the papers drawn up to show him as co-CEO and the company as being renamed, Morgan & Hunter Inc.
"Are you sure, baby?"
I grinned again. I'd never had a happier day than this. "I'm as sure of this as I am my hair is red and my name is Adele. I've never been surer of anything."
With a broad smile, he picked the pen back up and signed the contract. We officially owned a house and a company together. After he sat down the pen, he slid down to one knee and said, "I haven't had time to get a ring with all of this going on, but now that you know I wasn't just trying to get the company back, will you consent to marry me? I'll buy you a ring today."
I laughed and said, "I was never worried you were trying to scam me. We just have so much going on. Let's take just a little more time before we jump into one more new thing, okay?"
He looked disappointed, but he said, "Okay, but this isn't over."
I took his face back in my hands and said, "No way. Not by a long shot. I love you, Seth."
"I love you, Adele Louise Morgan." I pulled him into me and our lips met. I knew without a doubt he was the man I would marry and he would someday be the father of my children. We just needed to get our lives started first and then there would be nothing left to do but move forward. I was looking forward to every single second to come.