Untamed Passions by Jessica Coulter Smith

wrapped his arms around her, hugging her. “I’m sorry I was jealous. I just don’t like the thought of that guy coming and going from here as he pleases.”
        “It would be rude of me to ask for the key back, Logan. Surely you understand that.”
        He sighed. “I guess I do, but I don’t have to like it.”
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        A few days later

        Logan had gotten into the habit of sleeping over at Sienna’s. He decided to take the night off and stay home alone. There was a lot he needed to think about, things that he needed to sort through, emotions to analyze.
        He had never been jealous over a woman before. He knew that Sienna was different from the other women he’d been with, but how different? The thought of her wearing his ring for real made him feel at peace. He could honestly see himself waking up next to her every morning. The thought of her carrying his child made him happy.
        Maybe the way to get Sienna to accept a real marriage proposal was just tell her the truth… that he loved her. Logan had never been in love before and the emotions swirling through him were frightening and a little overwhelming. He could only hope that Sienna felt the same way about him.
        Grabbing his keys, he decided to stop by her house after all. It was time for them to have a talk.
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        Pulling up in front of her house, he turned the car off and got out. The lights were still on so he knew she was awake. Walking up to the front door, he rang the bell.
        “Who is it?” Sienna asked through the door. It was too dark outside to see through the peephole very well.
        “It’s Logan,” he answered.
        Surprised, Sienna opened the door and let him in.
        “I thought you had something to do tonight and couldn’t come by?” she asked.
        He nodded. “I did, but I finished early and wanted to see you.”
        She smiled and hugged him. “I’m glad you were able to come by.”

        “Me too,” he answered with a smile.
        Following her into the living room, he sat next to her on the sofa. Turning to face her, he brushed his fingers across her cheek. Even without make-up she was breathtaking.
        “Sienna, I didn’t have somewhere to be so much as I needed some time to think through some things,” he told her, getting right to the point.
        “Oh?” she asked, suddenly a little uneasy. Was he changing his mind about the baby? About her?
        He nodded. “I did a lot of thinking tonight and what I realized is that I want our engagement to be a real one. I don’t want to pretend anymore.”
        This wasn’t the direction she had expected the conversation to take. It surprised her for a moment, but she recovered quickly.
        “If this is about the baby, I already told you…”
        He silenced her with a gentle kiss. “This isn’t about the baby. This is about us.”
        “Us?”
        “You aren’t making this easy.”
        “Sorry,” she said with a blush. She wasn’t trying to be difficult; it just seemed to come natural to her.
        “I love you, Sienna. I love you and want our engagement to be a real one because I want to marry you. I love waking up next to you in the morning, making love to you, hearing you laugh… I love everything about you, Sienna.”
        Sienna gazed at him through watery eyes and gave him a tremulous smile. “I love you, too.”
        “So you’ll marry me for real?”
        She nodded. “Of course I will. I would love nothing more than to be your wife.”
        Kissing his future wife, Logan felt happier than he ever had before. No matter what it took, he would make sure that she never regretted her decision. His wife and child would never want for