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“Everything okay?” I asked.

“Yes.”

“You sure?”

“Yes.”

I waited, but unsurprisingly got nothing else from him. Caden was definitely a man of few words. Fine. I’d interrogate Allie over margaritas.

“By the way,” Caden said. “I got word that the helicopter is inbound.”

My heart leaped. I grinned.

He shook his head. “Go.”

I turned and took off for the elevator.

Chapter36

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The helicopter swept in over Windward.

The leaves had turned and I saw yellows, oranges, and pops of red. As we approached the hotel, I saw the scaffold on the east side of the building with workers crawling all over it as they painted.

Smiling, I leaned forward. Once we were done, the Langston Windward would be the best mountain resort in North America.

But nothing was as exciting as knowing I was coming home to Tessa.

I’d been gone for almost a week, working with Kavner Fury in New Orleans on our latest investment, the Langston New Orleans.

Now, all I wanted was Tessa in my arms. I’d missed her so goddamn much.

I had another trip to the Maldives planned soon, but I’d limit the length of it. I had good people on my team. I knew I didn’t have to do everything myself.

As the helicopter descended, I spotted a figure waiting on the landing pad and my smile widened.

There was my fairy queen.

As soon as the pilot set down, I murmured my thanks and threw the door open. I strode across the landing pad.

Tessa was running toward me. She leaped and I caught her.

I kissed her long and hard, then let my mouth travel down her neck, over her beautiful, pale skin.

“You’re home,” she said breathlessly.

“I am.” And I realized home wasn’t a building or a house, it was her. It was the love she gave me every second I was with her.

I’d never had love before. I’d had cold indifference or just nothing from my parents who sometimes forgot they had a child.

My child would never, ever feel like that.

I jolted. I’d never thought about having kids before. Not once. I’d sometimes had the vague idea that I never wanted them.

But I could picture them with Tessa. I could picture her with a round belly, growing our child, and her being a fierce, loving mother.

Shit. My throat tightened.