Page 86 of 7 Miles High
We lay in my bed, tangled up in each other. Moonlight through the window reaches across the room and settles on Parker’s face.
“I can’t believe you carried me up the steps here. Was I heavy?”
“I may have a hernia,” he teases.
A playful little punch connects with his chin.
“Put it on the list of things I have to be forgiven for. Are you running out of ink?” I say.
He kisses my neck.
“Let go of whatever regrets you have in that pretty head of yours. There’s nothing to forgive.”
“You’re the best man I’ve ever known.”
“I’m glad you finally came to the conclusion.”
I look up into his eyes. “It took me a long time to get here. Longer than it took for you to believe in me.”
“But we’re here now.”
“I’ll never stop loving you, Parker.”
He takes my hand and kisses it with tenderness born of love.
“Our life is going to be a great adventure, Natalie. I know it. There’s nothing that can come between us. Not ever again.”
