Page 64 of Damned
“Up here? No. Uh-uh. Let’s keep climbing. I can do it, honest.”
“You’re tired. When you’re ready, we’ll move, but we’re not going to make it to my place. I’m taking you somewhere else.”
“Will we still be safe?”
“Abso-fuckin’-lutely.” He kissed the side of her head. “You’ll always be safe with me, and we’ll be out of sight. Would you like that?”
A giant sigh breathed out of her. “Oh, yes.”
“Deep breaths now.”
She leaned into him, just a tiny bit, not letting go of her grip completely, just straightening her arms enough to press her back more fully against his chest. “I love you. I kind of hope we’re pregnant again, too.”
He hadn’t expected that. Hope bubbled to life in his foolish heart. If she wanted to be pregnant again, maybe she wanted him in her life, too. Two people raising two kids. Made sense. “That’s the spirit. Think of all you’ve got to live for, Bree. Think of Baby Bean tucked deep inside your body. He needs his mom. Think of Robin. Hell, think of me.”
“Heneeds his mom?”
“Hell yes,he.” Kruze nuzzled Bree’s neck again, so damned happy at the tiny ray of light she’d just given him. “We all need you, Bree. Me, Robin, and Baby Bean. Now get your ass moving. My ass makes a big target. I’ll bet even a city boy like Vick can hit it from wherever he is.”
Bree breathed out a quiet chuckle and reached for another handhold. “I happen to love your ass.”
Kruze arched forward, bumping his thigh against her backside again. “Just keep moving. Slow and steady will win this race.”
