She took her seat next to Luke, his family spread out around the table on his other side, hers next to her. She looked at everyone here to support her and just took it in. She’d come a long way from that lonely little girl lost in the world, with no one who loved or took care of her. Now, she’d found her own strength and used her smarts to build a thriving business and had a mismatched family she’d pulled together around her.

Luke leaned over and kissed her softly. “You look happy.”

“I am because I’m here with my family.”

The rest of the evening went by in a blur of people who wanted to congratulate her on her accomplishments and talk business. She loved watching Luke interact with the people he knew or who wanted to talk to him about a case he’d been involved in or about someone he’d represented. A couple people even hinted they could use his help.

At the end of the night, she finally got her dance with him, and leaned back and stared up at him. “Did I tell you how handsome you look in this tux? Sometimes when I look at you, I can’t believe you’re mine.”

“You take my breath away in that dress.”

“Don’t look at me like that, Luke. There are a ton of people here and all of them seem to be watching us.”

“Look at you like what?”

“Like you want me, right here, right now.”

He leaned in and nuzzled his nose along her ear’s outer edge. “I do.” He pressed a kiss to her forehead and stared down at her, his eyes filled with desire.

Sarah swallowed hard. “You should take me home to bed.”

“My favorite place to take you.” He kissed her right there on the dance floor in front of everyone.

It was the best night of her life. She’d stood before a room full of reporters and taken credit for not only the innovative and unique security system she’d done for the Knox Project, but for the success of Spencer Software and Andy’s Antics. She celebrated her accomplishments and showed everyone that she’d done it on her own through hard work and determination.

But the best thing had been standing at the podium and staring down at her dad and Luke, the two most important men in her life, and seeing their pride and love for her.

And dancing with Luke, seeing the way he looked at her and how it made her heart melt, solidified how much she wanted to spend her life with him.

Chapter Forty

It turned out that escaping an event held in your honor was harder than she thought, with everyone wanting to say their goodbyes. Plus, she had to thank everyone who participated in the auction. By the time Luke sat beside her in the limo and pulled her close to his side, she was exhausted.

The drive to her home didn’t take long. She was happy to be back and excited to show Luke her place.