"I'm glad." And he was. Years of working with people who were falling in love literally in front of his eyes was always a sort of special torture. There was happiness and an overwhelming sort of sadness that came from not having that on his own. Until having realized that their feelings were mutual, Alex Knightley hadn't known what it was to be whole.
He chuckled, slipping the offending fabric from her body. "I hate to break this to you, but that's never going to happen. We both appreciate a challenge a bit too much." His mouth moved to the junction of her jaw and neck where he bit down gently. "Of course you do."