he could n't wait to get back inside her , to hold her again . my friend might be in trouble . beth , ill not want to know what happened back there , will i ? when he returns , his fortune secure , he will ask me to marry him . a tiny smile tugged at a corner of her mouth . he picked up the notebook that had been left on the floor by the cot and scratched something out with a pencil before handing it to her . 