I may not be able to kick you off the boat, or completely out of our lives, but I can certainly kick you out of our room, your Grace.” Aedan had not...ing on me for sarcastic use of a title. “Leave now before I have my guards remove you. And don’t come back – we’re done. I was willing to forgive you for a lot of things, to empathise and be understanding and patient – but even I’ve had enough.“Get. Out.”I must have looked truly frightful, because Fergus examined me for one, brief moment, and then. " I extended my hand. "Brett, I'm Jake. Do you want me to get you something?" "Actually, yeah, here's a five, I just need a coffee." "No food? It's on me." "If they have any good looking pastries, I'll take one. Doesn't matter the kind." As he left I let out a deep breath. I simply couldn't study any longer. I couldn't keep my eyes off him. When he stood up, he was taller than I had guessed. Probably six feet. He had dark hair that ran to his ears, with a slight curl, dark brown eyes, and fair. "He looked me in the eye appraisingly."In many ways, I'm kinda old-fashioned," he said, "and I don't reallyhold with pre-nups. Seems to me they damage the romance between twopeople."I was surprised by his declaration. This was a remarkably sentimentalview for a hard-headed businessman to take."No, I prefer to ensure that the marriage won't break-up, and as ithappens I can do that."He went over to a small wall safe, opened it with a key he kept on theother end of his fob watch chain, and took. “Harrison Young, with this ring, you symbolize your desire to love, cherish, and honor your daughter and take her to be your wife,” she said, her voice ringing. “It is a symbol of your binding promise to always be her loving daddy. To treasure and cherish her, to protect her, and to discipline her when she’s naughty, until death do you part.”“I do,” Daddy said. I trembled, tears beading my eyes now as he slipped on a slender, gold band with a pink diamond on it. So similar to the one Mommy.