Blissfully Taken (Blissful, #4) Read Online Free

asked me to marry him under the same tree that
Mr. Hayes proposed to you under. I felt honored to become a part of
this distinguished family, but I will not be insulted. You are
mistaken about Kelly, but unlike her, I will not throw around
insults.”
    Jenny got up to leave, but
Dan gracefully took her arm and walked her out announcing behind
him, “And that’s why I love this woman.” Jenny had never felt that
powerful before as she headed to the front door. She knew with
certainty that nothing was going to stop their marriage. Kelly’s
worst had just been a bump in the road. Nothing to worry about.
    “ Son,” Mr. Hayes called
out. “Don’t forget this.” He walked over and handed Dan the small
box.
    “ Thanks, Dad.” Mr. Hayes
opened his arms and the two hugged. It warmed Jenny’s heart to see
it. He then gazed kindly at Jenny. “Welcome to our family.” He put
his large arms around her small frame and gave her a stiff hug.
Although it wasn’t full of the warmth he’d given his son, Jenny
appreciated the token gesture.
    “ Thank you, Mr.
Hayes.”
    “ Dad to you soon,” he
said.
    “ Oh god, do you have to
say that?” Mrs. Hayes complained from the hallway.
    “ Get used to it, Harriet.
You know our son. Once his mind is set, nothing can stop
him.”
    Jenny glanced at Mrs.
Hayes and saw her lips pursed in an ugly frown. “Good-bye, Mrs.
Hayes.” Jenny almost said mother, but figured that would be pushing it. Although
she would have enjoyed being friends with Dan’s mom, having at
least one member of his family accept her was enough.
    They left the house and headed to the
car in silence. Once inside, Dan announced, “I want to take you
somewhere, but it means a late night for us.”
    She shrugged her shoulders. “Not like
we are going to get any sleep on that tiny couch.”
    “ Excellent.” When he
turned towards the mountains, she knew exactly where he was headed.
Jenny smiled and leaned her head on his shoulder.
    They made it to the cabin after
eleven. The area was bathed in the eerie glow of a full moon,
giving it an otherworldly appearance. Dan got out of the car first,
insisting on opening the door for Jenny. “Now I can do this
properly, the way I wanted to.”
    Jenny gasped at how cold it was and
wrapped her arms around herself.
    Dan walked her under the ‘shadow’ of
the pine tree and got down on one knee amongst the snow. He opened
the small wooden box and took out the ring. Jenny saw the glint of
its diamond in the moonlight. With white vapors escaping with each
word he asked, “Jenny Marie Cole, would you consent to be my
wife?”
    Her smile was so wide it
hurt. “Yes, Dan, I more than consent. I am happy to be your wife.”
    Dan took her hand in his and slid the
ring on her finger. She giggled with joy when he stood up and
pulled her to his chest. “You make me a very happy man, Miss Cole,”
Dan said, picking her up and heading towards the cabin.
    “ No, Dan.”
    He stopped in his tracks. “What do you
mean ‘no’?”
    Jenny saw visions of Mrs. Hayes
standing in the doorway and it killed any feeling of passion. “I
don’t want to do it here. Not in your family’s cabin. At least not
until your mom accepts me.”
    He set her back down on the ground.
“Don’t let her change anything between us.”
    She looked up at Dan and smiled.
“Nothing can change how I feel about you, but I don’t feel
comfortable here.” She headed back to the car and tilted her head
when she looked back at him. “So, now what are you going to
do?”
    He moved up behind her, growling in
her ear, “I believe I’m going to have to get a little creative with
you.”
    Jenny shivered in delight. “I happen
to like the sound of that.”
    He smiled mischievously as he walked
around to the driver’s side. “Damn, Jenny, you’re in for a ride
now.”
    “ I can’t wait!” Jenny
looked down at her hand with the diamond winking back at her
playfully. A lifetime of this…
    Dan did not head back to