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The close quarters and darkened roo my doctor’s appointment, but alked out into the sunshine, it had vanished again It had been so long since we’d connected, I wasn’t even sure that our jagged pieces would fit together anymore I wasn’t sure that he’d even want them to

“Why are you here?” I asked hoarsely, dropping my hands to the bottom of my belly

“I missed you,” he answered

“I’veht any different?”

Cam cleared his throat, then tentatively reached out to set one hand on lancing up at me When I didn’t ask any questions, his head tilted back down to look at where his skin met mine “I was ridin’ home, and I couldn’t stop thinkin’ about all that I’ve been missin’”

“You know you can come and see—”

“All I been ently “All your smiles and your complainin’ and trippin’ over your shit, and tryin’ to wake you up in the mornin’ when you’re actin’ like a hibernatin’ bear”

My laugh turned into a sether

“I love you, Bea Always have Not sure where rong, but I don’t wanna be away from you no more”

“Are you sure this isn’t because of the boys?” I asked softly “Because you can come see them—feel them—whenever you want I’d never stop you”

“The boys,” Cam said in soft wonder “Shoulda thanked you at the appointment for them, but I was so fuckin’ floored, I was just tryin’ to not pass out”

I giggled,my belly jump

“The boys are a bonus, baby Don’t you know that?” His hand left my belly and reached up to cup my cheek “I loved you before the boys, and I’ll love you after they’re grown and makin’ their own families It’s always been me and you, Trix”

I searched his face, cataloguing every freckle and eyelash that were as familiar to me as my own The beard was new, but the jawline wasn’t The short hair on the top of his head was the same, his blue eyes were the same, the small scar near his mouth was the same It had always been me and Cam—I’d loved him from some of my earliest memories

“Me and you,” I“Okay”

“Yeah?” he asked, his voice so hopeful that I had to push back the sob caught in my throat

“Yeah,” I agreed

The rest of my words were lost when he shot up the last two stairs and possessively pressed his mouth to mine His kiss still held that same first shock and then became so powerful that I was completely lost to it

“I love you so ain “Don’t leave ain Promise you won’t”

“I won’t,” I whispered back, pressing my forehead to his