Page 152 of Vengeful Guard

He scoffs. “You’re the one who needs to rest, not me.”

“So, you’re still going to fight me every step of the way?”

He grins. “What fun would it be if I didn’t?”

I chuckle. “I guess you’re right about that. But what now? Where do we go from here?”

“Do we get married?” he asks, and I pale.

“Not yet. We’ve barely even dated, Kael, please, don’t give me a heart attack.”

Kael sighs. “Thank god, because I nearly gave myself a heart attack.”

I can’t help but giggle. “I mean, I’m not opposed to it... in the future.”

“Should we talk about the important stuff?”

“Important stuff?”

“Do you like dogs or cats?”

“Cats.”

He nods, as if that’s the right answer. “Movies?”

“Horror, action.”

He grins. “Right again. What about kids?”

“Love them. Want half a dozen.”

“Me, too.”

“Really? And I want to fix up the brownstone, live there forever. Would that be a problem?”

“Not at all. I love the brownstone. Much better than my apartment.”

I look up at him. “Does that mean you’re officially moving in?”

He pauses. “Are we moving too fast?”

“We already live together, or we have for the past few weeks.”

He nods. “I guess we’ll have to learn a bit more about each other.”

“We’ve got time.” I smile at him.

Time is the one thing we do have.

“I think so, too. So, we’re really doing this? We’re really getting together?”

“I think we are.” I watch out the door as my brothers head to Da’s room. They’ll be so excited that he’s awake.

I close my eyes, leaning against Kael.

I dream of a white dress, too long, getting mud on the bottom lace.

I huff out a disappointed breath.

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