“Well, it’s very sweet. Thank you.” She kisses me again.
“You need to promise me something,” I add. She tilts her head at me. “If anything ever goes pear-shaped, we talk about it. We discuss it, and if it can’t be fixed, then we act. But we don’t make hasty decisions without consulting the other.”
“Of course. It goes without saying. We’re not teenagersacting on a whim.” I nod at her, and she strokes my cheek to calm me. “Has something happened I should know about?”
I kiss her on the lips, then again and again. “I imagined a life without you because I was stubborn and allowed pride to interfere. Dignity is not worth a penny if it means letting you go. The pain is unimaginable…”
“Hey.” Her lips stop me from saying more. “I love you, Jobe Hendricks, and I’m not going anywhere.”
I roll until she is lying on me. “Wherever you go, I go.”
She rests her chin on my chest. Her brown eyes full of love. “I promise.”
