“Actually?” she whispered, reminding herself of one thing she’d all the time informed her sufferers—it’s nice to be self-reliant. However once you discover somebody who you may actually entrust along with your physique, your soul, your hopes and your desires, you’ll solely change into stronger due to that union  .

“I’ll keep right here,” she informed him. She couldn’t probably go away him, not now that she knew he cherished her as a lot as she cherished him. “I’ll discover a method to work from right here, write a guide, or journey and do lectures after which come residence to you.”

He hugged her tightly, stroking her again, twining his different hand in her lengthy hair, which was blowing on the night breeze. “I really like the thought of you all the time coming residence to me, however that received’t be crucial.”

“What do you imply?” Instantly fearful, she pulled away and regarded up at him. “They didn’t fireplace you, did they?”

He shook his head. Earlier than she might breathe a sigh of aid, although, he added, “They didn’t need to. I give up.”

She flinched so onerous, she virtually stumbled. He grabbed her, stopping her from falling.

“You’re joking.”

“Nope. I’m totally critical. I promised I’d keep for the final a number of weeks of my probationary interval, however after that, I’m gone.”

“Oh, God, no, Mike. Please inform me you didn’t do that for me. I wouldn’t be capable of stand it in case you went again to the police power in Chicago.” She gripped the entrance of his shirt, shaking him. “You’ll not put your life at risk for me!”

He shook his head, taking her palms and squeezing them between his. Hers have been a bit chilly, and he rubbed them gently.

“I’m not going again to the Chicago P.D.”

“What’s going to you do?” she requested, questioning if each of them have been about to be standing within the unemployment line.

“My cousins need me to enter enterprise with them,” Mike mentioned.

She gasped, aid filling her from head to toe. “Are you critical?”

“Very critical.”

Not even making an attempt to maintain the aid out of her voice, she requested, “What sort of enterprise?”

“Personal safety,” he defined. “Mark’s leaving the power—Noelle’s had as a lot as she will be able to stand of it, too. He’s a dad now…he can’t be doing that stuff.”

She didn’t blame the girl in any respect. It should be onerous to boost kids with a person who was at that a lot danger day by day on the job.

“As for Nick, he’s uninterested in doing the membership factor. However it did give him plenty of private-security expertise, plus he has a navy background.”

“It appears like they’ve acquired a plan.”

“ one. They’ve already acquired purchasers lined up. It received’t be the identical as being the chief of police in Tinytown, USA, however I received’t be on the streets of Chicago, both. I suppose it’s what you’d name a contented medium.”

That sounded advantageous to her. In truth, it sounded good.

She needed him to be joyful, needed him to do what he loved doing. Wanting him secure, nevertheless, outweighed every thing else.

“I feel the three of us are going to make one hell of a crew.”

“They are often your away crew,” she informed him, wrapping her arms round his waist. “How about we go away the house crew at simply two gamers.”

He kissed her tenderly, whispering, “I really like you a lot.”

“And I really like you, candy man.”

She wrapped her arms round his waist and held tight as their kiss went on and on. Lindsey was so relieved, and so blissfully joyful, she felt like she might fly.

Realizing they have been at sail, heading towards the opposite coast, it appeared as if they actually have been flying. The wind whipped them, the water lapped on the ferry, however this time, there was no dizziness, no unsteadiness.

She was in Mike’s arms, proper the place she was meant to be.

Epilogue

Seven Months Later

WAKING UP ON Christmas Eve morning, Lindsey reached throughout the mattress, feeling for Mike, however discovered his aspect empty. She frowned, then sniffed, smelling one thing scrumptious, and remembered he’d promised to make her breakfast in mattress.

He knew this may be her first actual Christmas, and he needed to make it as good as he probably might. His thoughtfulness, his tenderness, was on show day by day.

As for the nights. Oh, wow, the nights.

She would by no means tire of creating love with that man. Some nights have been lazy and torpid, others wild and erotic. She discovered herself having fun with the submissive position rather a lot. What girl wouldn’t need to be pressured to remain nonetheless and take no matter superb pleasures her lover needed to provide to her?

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