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She shook her head. “We don’t have to be married for that.”

He looked at her, making sure she saw that her answer would mean everything to him.Everything.

“Marry me,” he insisted. “And don’t make me repeat that whole outburst about me loving you more than I’ve ever loved anything or anybody.”

“What if I want it repeated? What if I say it to you this time?” Caroline added before he could speak.

The corner of his mouth lifted, and he could have sworn his heart doubled in size. “I think I’d really like to hear that,” he said.

She didn’t take her eyes off him. “Believe me when I tell you that I love you. More than anybody else. More than anything. More than I ever thought it possible to love someone. Believe me when I tell you I’ll marry you and that I’ll spend the rest of my life showing you just how much I love you.”

Smiling, Jack kissed her, his words whispering over her lips. “I believe you.”