Charmed By Knight (The Fielding Brothers Saga) (35 page)

Megan hopped off the bed and met his mother halfway. His wife threw her arms around Mrs. William’s shoulders and hugged her. Once again, his heart softened.

“Sally, you shouldn’t have to apologize.” Megan chuckled. She stepped back and took the flowers.

Mrs. Williams met his stare, so he nodded. “My wife is right. Please, have a seat. I’d stand, but my legs didn’t weather well in the accident.”

His mother’s lips quivered. “May I be so bold as to...ask for a hug?”

Liquid built in his eyes, but this time he didn’t will them to leave. “I would like that very much...Mother.”

A cry tore from Sally’s throat when she rushed to the bed. Her arms were wrapped around his shoulders too tight, but he pushed away the pain shooting through his body and concentrated on his heart pounding against his ribs, growing with every beat.

He moved his stiff arms around her briefly, then let them fall by his side. She stepped back and wiped her wet eyes.

“Thank you,” she whispered, then cleared her cracked voice. “Thank you for accepting me.”

A tear fell down his cheek. “I should thank you for not giving up hope of finding your son.”

She clasped his hands. “I’ll never lose you again, I promise.”

He nodded. “You’re right on that account, especially if my wife agrees to stay here in California with me.”

Megan moved beside him, her fingers massaging in a gentle circular motion on his shoulder. Her eyes twinkled. “You are my life. I will go wherever you go.”

He winked at her then switched his gaze back to his mother. “It appears as if you’re stuck with me now.”

His mother laughed and hugged him again. “My dream has come true.” She kissed his cheek. “You have made my life complete.”

He reached up and held onto Megan’s hand and squeezed. “I know exactly how you feel, Mother.”

Sally pulled away and wiped her eyes. “I will leave you two alone. Please send me a note to let me know when I can come again. We have so much catching up to do.”

“I will. I promise.”

Megan walked his mother to the door and gave her a hug before she closed the door. She turned back to him, tears glistening in her eyes. “It pleases me to see you so happy.”

He grinned. “You make me happy.”

She moved away from the door and came toward him. “And, you make me happy.”

“So then what are you doing fully dressed when you should be in bed lying beside me?”

She laughed and bent to kiss his lips. He tried to keep the kiss soft, but it was difficult. Her moan matched his, but she withdrew before he could bring another pleasurable sound from her again.

“Edmund, both of us are weak. We cannot do what you are thinking.”

“No, but I can hold you.”

She nodded. “I would enjoy that very much.”

“Will you join me, then?”

Her eyebrows arched. “Edmund, you’re still such a rogue. Is it any wonder I fell like a sunken ship when you seduced me in the woodsman’s cottage?”

His eyes widened. “Me? Oh, no, my love.
You
were the one seducing.”

“I think not, my dear husband.”

He laughed. “Your innocence seduced me.”

“But I’m not innocent anymore, so does that mean you don’t want me?”

“On the contrary, my love. I want you even more now.”

She crawled into bed beside him. Snuggling next to him, she fit her body against his side. “Promise me something, Megan.”

“What’s that?”

“Our lives will be like this forever.”

She shook her head. “No, Edmund. Our lives will be better.” 

He bent his head and sealed the promise with a kiss...a kiss that would evolve into a lifetime of love.

*The End*

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Other Books in the Series…

Love Me Always

Book One in the “Fielding Brother’s Saga”

© 2011 Marie Higgins

No Way Out
–
Catherine Martin
is trapped. Either she wed an elderly man and commit to a marriage without love, or continue living with the father who believes her guilty of murder and one foot outside the asylum. Catherine picks marriage to the Duke of Ashton, Grant Fielding. However, when she stays with the Fielding family before the wedding, she doesn’t plan on falling in love…with Grant’s nephew, Nicholas.

Destined for a lonely life – Nicholas Fielding loves his uncle’s soon-to-be bride, and has loved her since they were children. Now Nick must choose between his dying uncle's
last wish
to marry, and the woman who will make Nick happy for the rest of his life. No matter how hard Nick tries, he cannot stop his love for Catherine.

A flurry of accidents begins to happen around the Fielding estate and soon all accusing eyes turn to Catherine. When accidents escalate to murder, suspicions expound and even Catherine’s father believes she’s gone mad. Does Nick love her enough to discover the truth?

Vows of Deception

Book Three in the “Fielding Brother’s Saga”

© 2011 Marie Higgins

Not even lies can deceive the heart.

Juliana Beaumont wants to keep her freedom—and her grandmother’s estate in Scotland.
 
But can she do both?
 
Especially when her father demands she marry a man from England before he can give her an inheritance.

Andrew Dean is tired of being the stable help, and jumps at the chance of playing Miss Juliana’s pretend husband.
 
But he doesn’t believe in marrying unless in a church.
 
He hopes Juliana doesn’t know they are legally married now, and he wants her to fall in love with him.
 
But a secret that has been hidden in his memory for twenty years might just keep them apart.

Belong To Me

Book Four in the “Fielding Brother’s Saga”

© 2011 Marie Higgins

Charlotte Fielding, tired of being without her wayward husband, travels to Bath to find him. She discovers him at a masked ball amidst the throng of revelers. Her revenge on him is that he doesn’t know who she is, so she seduces him. When his reaction to her identity isn’t what she expects, she hardens her heart against him. Charlotte wants an annulment and nothing less. He talks her into a bargain—to stay as his wife for a month and then if they don’t
suit
well with each other, he’ll grant her wish. What she uncovers about his life is far more than she bargained for. In addition to the disguises in his closet from his investigative business, she stumbles across secrets. Those of which she wished she’s never known.

Framed for a crime he didn’t commit, Ian Fielding has his hands full with proving his innocence. His wife picks that moment to show up on his doorstep, and he’s forced to take her with him. What complicates things is when he becomes unexplainably attracted to her. The timing couldn’t be more inconvenient. When the couple takes refuge in an old castle own by a recluse beastly lord, they soon become aware that the owner has plans of his own.

Swept into a whirlwind of mystery, passion and adventure, Charlotte must discover the truth of her own heart before it’s too late for them both.

Love Comes Blindly

Book Five in the “Fielding Brother’s Saga”

© 2011 Marie Higgins

If love isn’t blind to past indiscretions, can absence truly make the heart grow fonder?

Gregory Fielding has been wounded when he travels to Scotland to find the next big story for his London newspaper.
 
Now blinded, he relies on the soft, comforting touch of one of the nurses at St. Mary’s Abbey.
 
He thinks she’s a novice, but that doesn’t stop him from wanting to give her his heart.

Madeline O’Neil cannot believe her misfortune.
 
The man she had almost married three years ago is back in her life.
 
Gregg doesn’t know who she is and she doesn’t dare tell him.
 
Not until she makes him like the new Madeline.
 
But as each day passes and her heart
grows
fonder, she fears he’ll hate her for certain once his eyesight returns.
 
Especially when he discovers the secret she’s been keeping from him for three years…