Chapter 71

She stared at his dimly lit face, looking for a sign that he was joking. He lay stretched out on the bed, arms folded above his head, his gorgeous face expressionless, but she sensed him soaking in her shock, waiting for her to get herself together. It was an expression that made her hackles rise.

Shifting her entire body round to face him, she folded her arms tightly around her chest, afraid he would see the ferocious thudding of her heart. “You think we should get married?”

“Yes.”

She shook her head again. “What on earth for?”

“For Charlie. For all of us.” He rolled onto his side and propped himself up on his elbow. “Being away from you this week made me realize how much I need you both in my life. I want us to be a family, Care,”

How she wished the strings of her heart didn’t tug so hard at this. “You’ve changed your tune.”

“I didn’t know how much being a father would change my perspective on life. I want a real family for our son. Don’t you wa