Page 67 of The Prodigal Prince

“I do.”

His laugh surprised her. “I think we’re getting a few steps ahead of ourselves.”

Fiona blinked as she tried to process his comment. When it clicked, she laughed with him. “You’re right. We’re not nearly at a point in our relationship to discuss marriage. Technically, I don’t know that we’re in a relationship. Not officially.” Her stomach churned as she mentioned the one thing that been on her mind since they were reunited. What if he didn’t feel the same way.

Mac turned until they were face-to-face.

Her eyes fluttered closed as he reached up and brushed the hair out of her face. “We haven’t defined anything. We have things to figure out. If this is going to work, we’ll have to figure out where to live. With my work on the Games and your filming schedules, it won’t be easy.”

“Probably not.”

With her eyes still closed, the kiss to her forehead surprised her a bit. “I suspect it will be worth it. Gray will think so.”

“I hope so. As long as his mum thinks it is. I’ll be his father in whatever capacity you’ll let me until we decide to make things permanent.”

Until?

He was already thinking permanence? Fiona decided that was a good thing, especially since she was already headed the same direction.

Mac’s finger hooked under her chin and encouraged her to look at him. His brilliant blue eyes were soft as they looked straight into hers. “I’m falling in love with you, Fi.”

“I’m falling in love with you, Mac.” Her hands wound their way around the back of his neck, her fingers playing with the hair at the base of his head. “We’ll figure it out.”

He leaned in and brushed a kiss against her lips before coming back for a longer one.

When it ended, Fiona’s hands were clasped at the middle of his lower back. She rested the side of her head on his chest.

“We’ll figure out how to be a family,” he promised.

They would.

Creating a new family wouldn’t be easy, but it would definitely be worth it.

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