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Despite myself, I grinned. I could tell that he was trying to make light of this for me but I didn’t need him to do that. “Jimmy, I’m serio—”
“I know it’s serious. I’m not saying it’s not. But the truth is, none of us know when we’re gonna be checking outta here. My mama went for a drive and never came home. My pop shoulda died ten, fifteen years ago, and yet we only buried him a few months back. My friend Jack fell off a beam at a construction site and he was gone.
“I could trip and fall on my boat, hit my head, and it’s Hasta La Vista, Baby. Everyone is dying. I just think we should concentrate on the living. And I’ve really been enjoying the living that we’ve been doin’ the past few days.
“I want to be with you. Nothing you’ve said has changed that. Actually, all I want is to check more things off that list.”
The look in his eyes made it clear exactly what sort of livin’ he was referring to, and my body responded immediately.
He stood up and my pulse raced. With an air of authority, he took two steps toward me and my heart rate shot up even more. Before he made it across the room, though, there was a knock at the door.
The second he heard it, his expression tensed. The energy in the room shifted.
“Everything okay?”
“Yep.” He nodded.
“Are you gonna answer that?” I asked.
I saw the indecision in his eyes as he stared down at me. Another knock came, he lifted his hat off his head and ran his fingers through his hair. When he did, the muscles of his triceps swelled and my lady parts took notice. I’d never known I was such an “arm” girl before Jimmy.
“Yep.” He turned on his heel and walked around the corner.
My body had just been on a roller coaster of emotions and sensations and I figured I’d take this break to center myself. I took a deep breath. The hard part was over. Jimmy knew, and he didn’t seem to care. What else could go wrong?
