Page 49 of Perfect Persuasion (Love’s Second Chance #2)

Logan was nervous as hell.

He readjusted his tux for what must have been the eight hundredth time.

In a matter of seconds, Claire would be walking toward him.

They were about to get married. He could hardly believe it, even a month after his proposal.

They had been living in a fantasy world.

She and Julie had moved into his house and Derek had moved into an apartment for the time being.

Logan had never been so happy in his life.

Hell, he’d never expected to be this happy, had never known happiness of this magnitude existed.

He stood in the lobby of the hotel he and Claire had stayed at on their weeklong trip.

It was decorated with a shitload of flowers, all white and purple, and candles were burning at the windowsills.

His soon-to-be in-laws were seated before him, along with Trevor who was doing double duty taking care of Rafe and Julie.

To Logan’s left stood Derek. Jamie, Claire’s crazy, ditzy personal assistant, was currently walking down the aisle toward him, sniffling into her bouquet.

Sophie came next, beaming mistily. Finally, the quartet struck up the wedding tune and Claire was walking toward him, ethereally beautiful in a simple cream-colored gown.

She met his gaze and smiled and his nerves died down.

The world faded away until all he could see was Claire, gorgeous and grinning and coming straight for him.

When she reached him, he couldn’t help it.

He grabbed her around the waist, pulled her to him and planted one on her.

She sighed breathily. Derek snickered behind him, reminding him that there was business to get down to.

The ceremony seemed to last forever. All Logan wanted to do was get Claire alone in their honeymoon suite so that he could strip the dress off her and make love to her until they were both too tired to move. Finally, it was over and they were walking together, hand in hand, man and wife.

Family and friends descended on them with congratulations and Logan put in a discreet request to his new sister-in-law to look after Julie for a little while.

Sophie winked and said Julie could keep company with Rafe of the Seven Seas.

Logan thanked her, biting his tongue to keep from telling her what a ridiculous nickname that was for a baby.

Cutting his way through the small throng of well-wishers, Logan reached Claire, planting his hands on her slim waist. He bent his head and breathed deeply, enjoying the sweet scent of vanilla as it teased his senses.

Maybe today would be the day to make good on his promise to lick her from head to toe and see if she tasted as good as she smelled, he decided.

“I’d like to borrow you for a little while, wife,” he whispered in her ear.

She turned to him, love twinkling in her large, beautiful blue eyes. “What do you need with me, husband?”

He cleared his throat, trying to maintain a serious expression. “I have a matter that requires your attention.”

“Ah.” She raised a brow. “What is this matter?”

A grin crept over his lips, He couldn’t help it. “It’s upstairs.” He jerked his head toward the staircase. “Follow me.”

They made it to the second floor in seconds, equally eager to be alone. The keys jingled in Logan’s hand the whole way. When they reached the door to the honeymoon suite, Logan picked her up in his arms with ease. She gave a small shriek of surprise.

“Logan.” She feigned protest, but he could see that she was enjoying herself. “Put me down.”

“Uh-uh.” He rattled the keys in his hand and shifted so that he could unlock the door. “It’s tradition for the groom to carry the bride over the threshold.”

She smiled and kissed him softly. “Well, if it’s tradition, I guess it’s okay.”

He unlocked the door and threw it open, kissing her hungrily as he stepped inside. “I love you, sweetheart,” he murmured against her mouth. “You’ve made me incredibly happy.”

Her hands were tangled in his hair, but she removed one long enough to caress his jaw. Heat soared through him at her soft touch.

“You made me happier than I thought it was possible to be,” she told him.

He tossed her onto the bed. “Let’s see if I can’t make you even happier,” he suggested wickedly.

Claire opened her arms to him. “Sounds like a plan to me.”

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