“Maybe he got tired of waiting and he'd gone without me though I doubted that wa…”

“You comin’ or what?” Ryker returned. Layne glanced through Merry and Cal, nodde…”

“You love me?” he asked quietly. I dipped my face close and answered quietly, “O…”

“But, baby, through that long journey, I’ve only ever been home twice. Once, twe…”