Because everybody saw it.
The way he looked at me.
The way I looked back.
Like neither one of us knew how we survived this.
He stopped directly in front of me.
“Let’s go home?” he said, looking at me.
My chest tightened softly.
Home.
He said it like there wasn’t even a question where I belonged.
I nodded instantly.
“Yes.”
Something warm flickered in his eyes then.
Relief.
Real relief.
He took the coffee cup from my hands, set it on the counter, then reached for me carefully.
Like maybe I might still disappear.
His fingers slid through mine.
Strong.
Warm.
Safe.
And suddenly I realized something terrifying.
I never wanted him to let go again.
Trigger sighed dramatically behind us.
“Thank God, I’ll drive,” Trigger said.
Havoc barked out a laugh.
Wolf muttered, “Took you two long enough.”
Blaze flipped him off without looking away from me.
That made me smile harder.
Outside, dawn slowly pushed through the storm clouds as Blaze walked me toward his truck.
The ranch looked wrecked.
