To Have It All(93)
“I want you to adopt Pimberly,” Waverly blurted out, then bit her lower lip as if she were scared of my response. Was she serious? Had she been nervous about asking me to adopt Pim as my own? Grinning, I kissed her hard as a warmth pumped through my veins.
“It would be my honor,” I told her, my voice hoarse with emotion. Pim was mine anyway, as far as I was concerned. It didn’t matter who provided her DNA, she was my daughter. My little girl. I’d do anything for her.
Waverly’s smile was so big it made my heart skip. I was a damn lucky man, but I needed one more thing. Maybe I was being greedy, but I wanted more.
“Marry me,” I said, my heart pounding in my chest. I’d wanted to ask her the moment I woke up, but I also wanted to have something to give her when I did. I wanted to be back on my feet with a job. “I want you and Pim more than I’ve ever wanted anything in my life. I want you in my bed every night and Pim waking me up at the crack of dawn so we can have our coffee and milk together, and I want to build a life with you. I want to have it all.”
Leaning my forehead against hers, I asked her again, “Marry me, Waverly.”
Her eyes teared up as she took my face in her hands and kissed me. “Yes, Liam,” she rasped. “We are going to have it all.”
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