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Len pulls me in for a kiss before he says, “I have a job tonight.”
“I’m going with you,” I decide.
“It’s not a risky one,” he assures me.
I stare at him until he sighs. He has to know by now that it doesn’t matter to me if it’s risky or not, I hate letting him go. But Len has done so much good in the world that I can’t fathom telling him no, even if I want to beg him to stay home and stay safe.
A part of me still feels like he’s trying to repent for what he’s done in the past, but that’s why I tell him again and again how good he is.
“I still don’t want you to go alone… and you know how much I love watching you work,” I say. “I can’t help it if you took my cool guy persona and broke it down until all that was left is me loving everything you do.”
“I did what now?” Len asks as he cocks his head.
“You took all my stoic, badass credits and just destroyed them until I was all ‘I love you, Len, you’re the greatest thing in this world. Nothing else matters. Not even money.’”
“You know what? I was going to complain, but Iamthe greatest thing you’ll ever meet, so I just can’t.”
That makes me laugh. He always makes me laugh and smile and… any of those things I’d pushed off for so long. He pulls me into his world and holds me tight and proves to me that this life is worth living.
I know he has monsters that haunt him, but I make sure to stay by his side and help him through all of them, though it still won’t ever be as much as he did for me. Because he gave me a reason to live and love and care for someone other than myself.
I also learned that Len doesn’t always do jobs for next to nothing; he often takes easy jobs that pay well, which he then uses to help others.
It wasn’t always as easy for me to see the good and bad in people like Len can, I think that’s something just he can do, but it is easy for me to help when I can… especially when I have more money than I know what to do with.
“BUT THEN. When I get home, we’re going to marathon this list of movies and then we’re going to play this new game that just came out that you’re going tolove. It has naked people chasing you in it… they might be cannibals, but I promise you’ll love it.”
“Christ.”
Len gives me a grin. “I knew you’d love it.”
That makes me laugh. “You’re ridiculous.”
“You love itandyou love me.”
“I very much do.”
“I love you too. Now let’s go shoot some shit and play some games,” Len says as he gives me a tug.
This man could lead me absolutely anywhere and I would follow.
