Chapter 12When they awoke the next morning, she turned to him and said, “Would you consider marrying me?”
He stared over at her. “What?”
“I said, would you consider marrying me?”
“It never occurred to me. Why would someone in your position want to?”
She put her slim hands behind her head and stared up at the ceiling. “Why not? You’re nice-looking and possibly the most eligible young man in the Solar System. You’re good in bed and… I like you.”
“And you’re one of the richest heiresses going. How come you haven’t already married? Surely you must have had a lot of opportunity.”
“Because I’m one of the richest heiresses in the system. Do you realize what that means? Half of the young men I meet would like to marry me for my money. The other half would like to marry me because they are al
