Alternate Ending 1 Chapter 8

Turning her head up to look into his amazing chocolate brown eyes Mac finally saw the love there that she had always dreamed of seeing. She wrapped her arms around AJ's neck and pulled his head down to hers, "I love you, AJ, and I want you to kiss me as you, not as some stranger…"

"I did kiss you as me in the store, Sarah. But I will gladly spend the rest of my life kissing you any time you want me too."

"The rest of your life?"

"Yes, if you will have me…"

"You mean…"

"Ever the lawyer, Sarah, needing everything spelled out…" he said with an indulgent sigh. "Yes, I know we haven't dated and I haven't courted you, and believe me I am willing to give you all the time you need, but I want you to know that my heart's desire is to have you as my wife one day, if you'll have me."

"I've hoped for so long to hear those words," she said as she deliberately stepped out of his arms again. "However, I'll be damned if I let you pinch me again!"

"Would you let me kiss you instead?" he asked with a twinkle in his eye.

With a happy smile she eagerly moved back into his arms. "Since I've never been courted before I think I'm going to wait to tell you how often I've dreamed of being your wife, but just so you don't worry to much I'm pretty sure when you do get around to asking me, my answer will be 'yes'."

He chuckled and told her, "That's a load off my mind!" As his head lowered and he captured her lips in a kiss that was tender yet passionate, gentle and yet overpowering enough to weaken her knees. He simply took her breath away. She unbuttoned his shirt as he was repeatedly running his hands up and down her back. Mac enjoyed the feel of this until she realized that he wasn't just rubbing her back he was searching for something! He was searching for a way to get the body suit off of her!

Concealing an evil grin she decided to let him keep looking in retaliation for the pinch he had given her earlier. As she pulled his shirt out of his pants and slid it off of his shoulders she realized that he was getting frustrated at not finding a way into her body suit. Mac ran her hands over his chest enjoying the feeling of the muscles there. She wondered just how long it would take him to figure out there were no buttons or zipper in her outfit.

As she reached for the snap of his jeans his hands stopped her and he growled, "Damn it, Sarah, how do I get you out of this thing?"

"Before I answer that question, I have one of my own…"

With his fists firmly planted on his hips and a frown on his face, he demanded, "What?"

"Are you staying for breakfast?"

His frown turned into a look of shock, then became a lecherous gleam, "Oh HELL yeah!"

"Then I'll need to add water and grounds to my new coffee maker!" she replied and turned to go into the kitchen.

He followed her and allowing her to finish her task then swept her up into his arms and carried her into her bedroom, closing the door behind them with a push of his foot.

The End