Page 103 of Deeper

“But I don’t want to leave Tatum behind.”

He nods. “Tatum will be your friend, no matter where you live, and I don’t think it’s smart for you to settle down in the town you organized a serial killing.”

He has a valid point.

“I want to go where you go, Callen. I’ll think about it because I want to be by your side.”

“I think you’d like life on the road. It would suit you.”

“I’d like life with you.”

“Now, who’s waxing poetic?”

His smile lights up his face, and for just a few minutes, the darkness within us both is hidden. He flirtatiously kisses my lips and whispers those three words that make my heart beat faster.

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