“Just like that, huh?” He stepped away from the grill and towards me. Arms went around me, holding me tight. “And you think that’ll be easy? What about the shelter?”
“What about the shelter?” I replied. “That’s my dream, but I think nursing is yours.” I pulled back to look up at him. “You helped me make mine come true. Now it’s your turn.”
His hand went to the back of my head, tilting it to just the right angle to kiss me.
“I will love you forever, you know that, right?” he said. “It’ll be you and me and Rhys and Rhett, squabbling over how to cook the toast in our old age, just like your grandparents do.”
“Promise?”
This might not have been smart, but right now, I was so damn happy my dreams had come true, I needed everyone to share that joy. His lips curved in a grin.
“Promise.”
“So you’ll ring Anne on Monday?”
“I’ll ring Anne on Monday.” He pulled away to grab a bread roll and split it open, sliding three sausages into the space between. “Now, can I interest you in some more sausages? I’ve been told they feel really good when you put them in your mouth.”
“I’ve got just about all the sausage I can handle right now,” I said with a giggle, right before taking a bite.
