He drew back, eyes locked with hers, and Belle stood there, heart thundering, lips tingling, soul dizzy from the trace of him still lingering on her mouth.
"It's a dream I intend to give you," he murmured. "Live it as though nothing before this moment has happened. Forget the past. Just breathe in the now, and let me give you this happiness, even if it's only for a little while. Let's pause reality and live in your dream, my love."
He cupped her neck, his thumb stroking the rapid pulse beneath her skin.
"No talk of what came before. Just you and me… and very soon, the three of us."
His hand drifted down to her belly just as it gave a soft, hungry growl. A smile tugged at his lips as color rushed to her cheeks.
He took her hand and led her to sit on the chair of the small wooden dining table.
