Chapter Fifty Three

Ruby's heart stopped beating for a moment and it felt as though time was standing still as she lifted her eyes to meet his once more. She cared for him and there was no doubt in her mind that it wouldn't take long before her heart would fully and completely be his. Roth wasn't the kind of man you loved and easily forgot about. If she gave into her emotional desires for him she could be potentially setting herself for the devastation of her lifetime.

"Do you think I may be a mistake," he repeated a little firmer in his tone, his hurt over the thought was apparent.

She closed her eyes a moment and steadied her frazzled nerves. When she opened them back up she shook her head. "No. No you're not."

A smile tugged at the corners of his lips and he nodded, pulling her tighter to him. "There. So where do we go from here?" He bushed his lips against her temple again.

That was the million dollar question right there, as far as she was concerned. The room filled with silence once more and she shr