Part 37 (2/2)
”I was going to say I was no help for the past few hours.”
”Everything's fine.”
”Good.”
She had been waiting to ask him questions about what had happened.
”Those people back at the house; they found a wolf in their... family room?”
”Yeah.”
”And then?”
”The nice lady wanted to shoot me.”
She dragged in a shuddering breath, then let it ease out of her lungs. ”Shoot you. Like the man at the convenience store?”
”Yeah. Only she was defending her home, not robbing someone.” He sighed. ”We've got too many guns in this world. Or... too many people using them.”
”I was scared when you didn't come out-for you,” she whispered.
”I was scared-for you when I saw you flapping around that cop.”
She lifted one shoulder. ”I was trying to distract him.”
”You could have gotten hurt.”
He rolled toward her, lifting a hand to stroke her cheek. ”I'm sorry. It was pretty hairy back there.”
She tried to figure out what he meant. ”Hairy?”
”Dangerous. Frightening. I guess we shouldn't have stayed in that house.”
”You thought it was safe, and you needed to rest.”
”Bad judgment. But the emergency's over.”
He gave her a long look, then his gaze drifted to her lips. ”Rinna, let me kiss you. Just kiss you.”
He had kissed her before and shown her he wasn't going to hurt her. She was still worried, but she wanted to feel his lips on hers, so she gave a tiny nod.
When he brought his mouth to hers, she sensed that he was trying to keep the contact light and nonthreatening. But deep emotions flowed through the kiss. Emotions that made her heart swell.
When he lifted his head, his eyes were very clear and as bright as new coins. ”I love you,” he said in a thick voice.
Shocked, she reared back. ”You don't have to say that!”
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