"Yes, thank you for going to get her. " He locked eyes with her. "She is my life. " He placed his hands on her stomach again. "They are my life. "

Simone held her breath. In that moment she knew any fantasy she 'd ever had of making him love her had come true.

Zach dropped her suitcases in the doorway. "You two owe me for years. "

He was gone before either of them noticed. "He 's a good man. "

She rested her head on his chest. "Yes he is. "

"I 'm glad he brought you into my life, and then back to me. I was lost without you and have been since you disappeared off that yacht. "

Simone pulled back from him and looked down. "I have left everything to be here. My father disowned me and took his business away from Zach. My mother is horrified and embarrassed by me. I have nothing, Curtis. "

"You 're wrong, Simone. " He brushed her cheek with his thumb. "You have everything right here in my arms. " He rested his hands on her stomach again and the warmth from his touch resonated through her entire body.

"I thought it was a fairy tale, when opposites attract. "

He chuckled. "You mean when the prince comes for Cinderella? "

"Something like that. "

"Only you 're the prince and "

She shook her head feverously. "No. No. " But the laughter broke free. "Okay, yes. Just like that. "

"Fact of life, sweetheart. And trust me, this is more than attraction. This is forever. "

"As in happily ever after? "

"Nothing less. "