Page 50 of No Fear
“Shower first. Bed second.”
“Yeah, you got me all dirty again.” Rachel giggled, “You might have to shower with me. I’m not sure my legs will hold me up.”
“Twist my arm, why don’t ya.” He found the strength to lift them both and Rachel squealed as she wrapped her legs around him. “Come on baby, let’s take a shower together.”
“Together?”
“Uh huh.”
“Then bed?” She bit her lip again and he knew what she was thinking.
“Then bed, together too. You and me, in my bed. No more sleeping in the chair or on the couch. You belong with me.”
Her voice was barely a whisper when she sighed, “I’ve never belonged anywhere.”
“Yes, you have. You’ve belonged with me. I’m just sorry it took me so long to find my way back here and to you.”
She softened in his arms, her eyes warm and watery again, so he paused in the hallway to kiss her. Soft and slow and sweet, he tried to tell her without words what today had meant to him. He knew they hadn’t fixed anything. Not really. They still had the situation with her brother to deal with and the fact that she still hadn’t told him exactly what Craig was threatening left him uneasy. But he’d meant what he said.
They could face anything as long as they were together.
