We kissed and smiled and kissed again. Finally, we stopped and just stared at each other. Luke looked at me with tenderness and caressed my face with his thumb. " Thank you, baby. I was so worried when I was on the way here that you won't want to see me again. I didn't expect Ashley to show up after all these years. I didn't even know how she knew about you. But, never mind. She is nothing to me now." He whispered and kissed me repeatedly. " I am worried she might expose us to the media or worse, use Benny to get you back," I whispered back. Then I remembered my first reason why I agreed to his proposal. " Luke, there's something I need to tell you." I stared into his eyes, begging for him to understand. " Baby, whatever it is, it's okay. We can talk about it some other time. You look