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SabineherMount Haven With the lines of her face less strained, she’s pretty in a way I had never noticed before

Gil offers me a distracted wave as he studies his cards intently

"Hi" I take an apple off the counter

I nod to the trailer door "Sean outside?"

Gil flicks his gaze away for a split second "Yeah The usual spot"

I take a noisy bite fro beside the door

Stepping outside, I blink against the glare, holding a hand over s, but the promise is there, in the day to coround, skirting patches of mesquite scrub and small cacti I pick my way to where Sean sits, his back todoith binoculars at the valley below Sunlight shines off his hair, gilding the long strands a brilliant shade of dark gold

He lowers the binoculars as I take a seat beside hi "What can I say? It feels good to sleep in"

S, he leans across the space between us and kissesIt’s like this now Kisses Touches All freely given and taken In just three days, being with hi here, ti that happened there The outside world is forgotten

I nod to the valley below "How’s it going?"

He follows ured out"

I take the binoculars fro mountains, the water more brown than blue "It looks quiet"

"A patrol just went by Like every day at this tiaze narrows on the orange flags and stakes, indicating where the ill go to divide Mexico froht of them in two days I think we have so the rest of the pins along the border north of here"

I nod and lower the binoculars "So when do we cross?"

"Well, according to Gil’s guy, they pick up on Mondays on the other side, but I think it’s safer to leave Sunday around four aood then We’ll just have to lay low and caers a whisper-soft brush on ht with him under the stars? I could handle that I lean into his caress, looking from him to the river below and the wild stretch of land beyond Where we’re headed Where our future awaits

"I’m ready"