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244 Irresistible Forces
“Luckily it wasn’t successful but soon after that Ryder
appeared on the scene as my bodyguard and he’s been
with me ever since, nearly twenty years now. It wasn’t
until I was in college that I learned that Ryder had
been sent by my grandfather to protect me, keep me
out of harm’s way. Even then, I was too stubborn to
admit that my grandfather had to have cared about me
to do such a thing. I’ve suddenly come to realize that
life is too short and that we should cherish each day
that comes, along with the people who are there. My
grandfather is seventy today, so many years have been
wasted already and I don’t want to waste others. You
were right. I shouldn’t deny him the chance to know
his great-grandchild…or the woman whom his grandson
has fallen in love with.”
Taylor went completely still with his words.
“What did you say?” she whispered softly, absolutely
sure she hadn’t heard him correctly.
“I said,” he muttered, leaning down closer to her
lips, “that I don’t want to deny my grandfather the
chance of getting to know his great-grandchild, or
you, the woman I’ve fallen in love with. And I do
love you, chérie. I’ve known it for some time now.
I just realized how much over the past two weeks.”
Taylor inhaled sharply, held the air in her lungs
and then released it to ask, “Are you sure?”
He smiled. “That’s the one thing I am sure about.
What I’m not sure about is how you feel about me.”
She took a step closer to him. Reached up and