Page 71 of Destined for Him

“I love you too, Shelby. Think I have for a while; I’ve just been too damn stubborn.”

I kiss him hard on the mouth, dragging him to me as I jump into his arms, ailments forgotten.

Kevin holds my thighs and lets me wrap myself around him. We kiss like we’re starved, two beings who need each other to function.

I’d only ever dreamed of this.

Kevin lovesme.

Kevin eases me to my feet when a doctor enters the room, a look of surprise on his face.

I recognized him as the one who told me to take it easy earlier, and here I am, doing gymnastics with Kevin.

“Sorry,” I say, totally not sorry. “This is my boyfriend, Kevin.”

Kevin doesn’t even flinch when I say that, and I can’t contain my happiness. Then I follow his gaze to my mother, and my smile fades.

“Hello. I’m Doctor Foster, and I’m here to check on your mother.”

Kevin wraps his arms around my shoulders, holding me close.

“She’ll be okay,” he mutters, kissing my head.

“Can we stay?” I beg, not taking my eyes from my pale, beaten mother. “She went through so much….”

Kevin nods.

“We will do whatever you want.”

I swallow the lump in my throat, and relief sweeps over me.

A tiny voice whispers from the crevice of my mind, and I suck in a breath.

He’s here now. He’s yours. You can stop fighting.

Because I have been fighting, fighting the world, Tommy, Finlay, my mother, anyone and everyone because all I wanted was to be happy.

And as I lean into his solid presence, I allow myself to relax, and it’s a feeling unlike any I’ve had before. My bones ache, and my soul stretches.

Kevin speaks to the doctor, and I rest my head against his neck, inhaling his strength.

I’ve needed this for so long.

I’ve wanted him even longer than that.

Finally.

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Shelby

The soft rumble of Kevin’s truck as it eats the miles between the hospital and his house soothes my still-fraught nerves, the presence of the man beside me calming me even more.

“You okay? I’ll drop you home; then I can pick up some food.” His voice interrupts my thoughts, but I don’t mind.

I shake my head, and he does a double take.

“No?”

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