“For real? You don’t want to think about it?”
“Buckie, for as long as I can remember now this is all I’ve wanted. I don’t want to live the rest of my life regretting letting you go again. I’ve done it for long enough and it’s been awful. I can do this. I have nothing to hide. Let those paps do their worst.”
His smile is dazzling, and I’m caught off guard when he grabs me and rolls me on top of him. I giggle at his playful gaze.
“I love you Zara,” he says, his voice a rasp.
I lay myself down next to him, my leg over his, and my head on his chest. I can feel his heartbeat vibrating through me.
“I love you too my Buckie.”
He kisses my head, and we stay tangled in each other until I hear him fall asleep. My hope is that we will fall asleep like this for the rest of our lives. But, somewhere in the back of my mind is the fear that I’m taking on more than I can handle.