“Wow,” Loxley says. I shut the book, and we both stand up. “What…now?”
“Well, later, I’m going to study this book.” I bring my arm around him and hold him close. “Then we’ll have dinner with my folks. We’ll play video games, shower up…” I hold him close and whisper, “Then I’m going to make love to you in my childhood home.” His eyes shimmer with interest, and I add, “That is, if you’re in the mood.”
He giggles and strokes my chest. “Love that.”
“And I love you.”
“Love you more.”
Holding him by the hips, I look him square in the eyes. “Thanks, Lox. For waiting for this grumpy turtle to come around. For being patient. For everything. No matter what this book or any legend says, just know that I want to be there with you along the way.”
His eyes shine behind his glasses. “Thank you. For…waiting for my words.”
“I’d wait a hundred lifetimes for you.”
I lean in close, and when he kisses me, the whole world disappears. Loxley is my fated mate, and I’m his familiar. No force in this lifetime or the next can take away the magic between us.
The End
