Chapter 51

And the uncertainty on his parents’ faces concerned her. It wasn’t disapproval . . . yet. But what if that came? What if her job, her life, her past, became a bone of contention between Luc and his family? Or between Luc and herself? There was a whole lot about her he didn’t know. And God willing, he never would.

Sadie shook her head. “Annoyance, no. Serious lust, totally. But I think it’s even more.”

Alyssa was afraid to hope that Luc had genuine feelings for her. Pushing it aside, she stepped out of her wedding dress, then turned her back to Sadie. “Can you take this off?”

Her friend hesitated. “No. That white corset is hot! You’ll knock Luc dead with it.”

Biting her lip, Alyssa wondered if that was a good thing. She’d tasted the desire in his kiss, felt a surge of her own. Hell, she did whenever he was in the same room. In the same zip code. But they had to start building their marriage on something more than sex and the coming child. They couldn’t do that if he