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Mikhail murmured
taking a water from their waitress when she came around with the
first platter. “Babe, drink this down and we’ll get you some
more.”
    Daisy nodded and drank the water, leaning against Mikhail
with a loopy grin on her face. “I have missed being held by you so
much Mik.” She whispered against his ear. “Don’t ever leave me
again? Or pull away because you think it’s for the best? I love
you, I need you, and dammit all to hell and back again I want
you.”
    Pressing a kiss to her lips he rested his forehead to hers.
“I’m not going anywhere love,” he promised softly. “Drink your
water and eat some of the food. You are such a cheap drunk I am
extremely embarrassed by this and will have to rat you out to
Gareth. Just so you know.”
    Daisy laughed and shrugged. “It’s okay. You know you love
me.” She patted his chest and looked out on the floor with a grin.
“Penny needs someone to love her.” Turning her gaze to the men at
the table she bluntly said. “Who’s going to love my best friend, my
sister of the heart and treat her right?”
    Everyone looked around and then threw their arms in the air.
“Ooh, me, me. Pick me,” they all said with huge grins.
    Mikhail looked at them and shook his head. “The sad thing is,
half of them might be serious,” he murmured to Daisy. “But I think
James has his eye on her,” he whispered, brushing his lips to her
cheek lightly.
    Daisy frowned and looked at James, then Dieter who was
dancing with Penny and grinned. “Looks like Dieter does too,” she
teased. “Sorry boys but my most amazing and brilliant and damn well
better be soon to be husband just told me that she’s already likely
taken. Maybe next time,” she said with a grin. Looking to Victor,
the largest of the bunch she added. “Besides, I thought a couple of
you already had your eye on the local florist. She’s a doll,
sweetie pie but completely in the dark about men so you have to be
easy with her,” She teased.
    “ Oh we’ll go easy,” Victor promised. “Slow and easy,” he
wiggled his brows at her and chuckled.
    Mikhail frowned and tapped Daisy’s wrist to get her attention
back. “Uh babe, I thought you and Gareth were the ones getting
married,” he said in her ear. “Isn’t that what was decided since
he’s Honey’s biological father and all?” Leaning back he looked at
her as she blinked at him. “I’m pretty sure that’s what we’d
decided love.”
    “ Oh hell I wasn’t supposed to tell you that,” she grumbled.
“You see.” She started and then stopped when Penny came back with
Dieter, both laughing like crazy. Plopping down between James and
Dieter Daisy smirked. “Having fun P?”
    “ Absolutely D, how about you babe? You are looking a little
green around the gills. You sure you aren’t pregnant
again?”
    “ Positive,” Daisy grumbled. “If I were there would be some
serious medical explanations needed.”
    “ Gotcha,” she looked at Mikhail and grinned. “You are looking
shell-shocked, you okay?”
    Grunting he looked at her and blinked. “What? Yeah, Daisy was
saying something but got all distracted. We’ll be back in a second;
she needs some air and less distractions.” Lifting her onto her
feet Mik stood. “Back in ten folks, get her some more water will ya
Penny?” he asked before dragging Daisy towards the door and some
fresh air. Spinning her around he looked down at her.
“Explain.”
    “ I love you, Mikhail. You know how much that I love you.
Gareth loves you like a brother and I don’t love him any less but
he and I discussed it and we both truly feel that marrying you
would be for the best. I will put Gareth’s name on Honey’s birth
certificate, but she will carry your last name as will I. I know
how against commitment that you are but I really, Mikhail, will you
marry me?”
    Stunned he stared at her for likely an eternity before he
finally blinked. Licking his lips he had to fight to get his brain
moving into