God, I love you," he said, and laid his head on her belly, his arms locked around her hips.

Madelyn slid her fingers into his hair.
"It took you long enough," she said gently.

"What I lack in quickness, I make up in staying power."

"Meaning?"

"That I'll still be telling you that fifty years from now." He paused and turned his head to
kiss her stomach.

Autore: Linda Howard