with his, ―I want to be married to you first.‖
―It doesn‘t matter in this day and age Max.‖ she surprised
herself by saying that because she had pretty high morals, but
she wanted him. She wanted to sleep next to him and waiting
through a wedding was too long for her. Not only that she wasn‘t
sure how long she had if the lump was cancerous. In view of it
all, she didn‘t care anymore and wanted to live for the moment.
―It does to me and how I feel about you.‖ He paused
studying her expression seriously. ―I could call my pilot and have
the jet warmed up for a quick trip to Vegas if you don‘t want a big
wedding with all the bells and whistles.‖
Her heart nearly leapt out of her chest. ―You‘re serious.‖
She whispered.
―Deadly.‖ He answered as his hands went to her hips and
pulled her against him, ―If you want to make yourself mine as
much as I want you next to me for the rest of my life, I‘ll do it in a
heartbeat.‖
Lily felt more tears fall, but she managed a nod, and in an
instant Max released her and pulled out his phone. If she
thought he was just saying that to make her feel better she was
wrong. He was giving commands over the phone like a Roman
general and there was no mistaking the urgency in his voice.
CHAPTER SEVEN
It was the plane ride back to Chicago that things started
to sink in. Lily was sitting on Max‘s lap and they were sharing a
glass of wine as she admired her wedding band. He took her to
one of the most expensive jewellery shops in Vegas that cater to
the very wealthy and allowed her to pick out their wedding
bands. It had meant a lot to her. She instantly knew what she
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wanted, but when the price was revealed she tried to stop him
from handing over his credit card, but when he gave her a wry
look she stopped. Obviously he could afford them, but she still
felt guilty. However, as her eyes guided to his ring finger and the
wide platinum decorative ring he wore, the guilt evaporated. It
all seemed so surreal that she was married to a man that she was
and had been hopelessly in love with forever.
Max had hauled her into the first wedding chapel he
could find and when they stood before the minister, he phoned
Luke long distance so he could hear the exchange of nuptials.
She wasn‘t sure what Max had said to him before hand but she
was sure he wasn‘t happy. For once she didn‘t care how Luke
reacted. She wanted Max as her husband more than she feared
Luke‘s anger.
Lily always wanted a big fairy tale wedding, but for some
reason it didn‘t matter anymore, because she was Mrs
Maximilian King. It was her dream come true. Nothing could
spoil her happiness not even surgery. Even if things didn‘t go
well, she at least had Max even if it was for a short time. When
the minister told Max to kiss the bride, did he ever! If she had
any doubts before they were gone with the force and passion in
that kiss. It was the minister clearing his throat that broke the
two apart. She was a little embarrassed, but looking up at her
new husband she could see the promise in his eyes of more to
come.
Oscar was waiting for them with the Limousine when the
plane landed and he immediately congratulated Lily telling her it
was about time the boss did something about his infatuation
which got a mock look of anger from Max before they got in the
car.
―It seems everyone knew how you felt about me, but me.‖
She said feeling herself smile.
He tightened his arm around her waist, ―It‘s because
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you‘re full of humility honey. You never take anything for
granted.‖
―Is that what that is?‖ She teased, ―I thought I was just
dumb.‖
―That is something you can never say,‖ he continued with
a serious expression, ―I value your intelligence like a treasure.
I‘ve worked beside you remember? Dumb is something you‘re
not nor ever will be. Now let me kiss my new wife.‖
She did just that.
Once at his building and after he inserted his key card in
the slot of the elevator and entered a code in a separate panel to
take them to his penthouse on the top floor Max scooped her up
in his arms without warning.
―Max!‖
He grinned, ―You may not have a proper wedding honey,
but I‘m going to give you a proper wedding night.‖
She felt a thrill go through her at that deeply voiced
promise, but the feel of his strong arms about her made her sigh
and lay her head on his shoulder. Nothing could destroy her
happiness at this moment, and she was going to savour every
second of it. His arms were comforting and hard like the rest of
him. She never forgot on how wonderful his body was when she