Stolen:The Billionaire Deception(32)

"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.