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"So, the two of you are gonna spend the rest of existence hiding out in the outback?" I raised an eyebrow I had alanted to go there, but it just seemed like a horrible scenario for this

"For awhile" Mae nodded and went back to staring at her bundle of joy "But on’t be alone, at least not at first Peter is going with us"

"Peter?" I hadn’t realized that Peter really wanted thataway fro for a child vao," Mae said "We’ll be okay, love Don’t you worry about us"

Sheat Daisy, and I think that was all ot Daisy, the rest of us really ceased to exist for her I watched her for aover the child, but I had so a hot shower I was desperate for one ot undressed and climbed in with him He smiled at me, but I just wrapped ainst his chest There was nothing sexual about it I just loved being that close to hi in my ear

He kissed the top of ht had brought, I couldn’t help but cry Out of sadness and exhaustion and relief I had never seen anything as brutal as what I witnessed tonight, and I hoped to never see it again

"It’s going to be okay, Alice," Jack assured ently

"How can you say that? After what happened tonight?" I looked up at hi but love and optimism, and he smiled at ht that ends with that can’t be that bad"

"I can’t argue with that logic," I adh ainst his chest, and relished the feel of his arms around me There was no place in the world I’d rather be