She pulled back just enough to look at me.Her hands framed my face, and her eyes searched for injuries or blood she might’ve missed.
“Is it done?”she asked.
“One of the four won’t be a problem anymore.”
Her breath caught.“Does that mean the other three are going to be a problem?”
I shook my head slowly.“We don’t know yet.We know they’re connected to an MC, but we don’t know what that means.”
“What does that mean for us?You and me,” she asked quietly.
I didn’t hesitate.“The same thing it would mean if all four of them were gone,” I said.“You’re mine.I told you nothing was going to change that.”
Her shoulders eased a fraction.“Are they going to come after me?”
“Right now, those three are ghosts,” I said honestly.“We don’t know if they’ll surface.”
“And the club?”she pressed.
“That’s the wildcard.Wrecker’s reaching out.We’ll know more when he hears back.”
She sighed and leaned into me again like the weight of it finally caught up.
“So…”
I tipped her chin up and kissed her.“So,” I murmured against her lips, “you don’t need to worry about it.I’m not going to worry about it.There’s only one thing I’m worried about.”
She pulled back just enough to look at me.“And what’s that?”
“Did you miss me?”I drawled.
A smile spread across her face.“A little.”
I brushed her hair back, and that’s when she saw my knuckles.
“Cole,” she gasped.“You’re hurt.”
I shook my head and kissed her again before she could spiral.“Nah, babe.I’m good.The other guy looks way worse.”
She studied my face, serious now.“Are you really okay?”
I pulled her closer, forehead resting against hers.“Got you in my arms.That’s all I need.”
Something in her eyes softened.
She kissed me again, harder this time.Hungrier.Her hands slid into my shirt, pressing against my skin like she needed proof I was here.Real.Alive.
I backed us toward the bed without breaking the kiss and lowered her down gently as she pulled me with her.The mattress dipped beneath us, familiar and solid, and everything else faded out.
My hands roamed her back, memorizing her like I hadn’t just held her hours ago.She arched into me, breath hitched, and her fingers tangled in my hair as if she wasn’t letting me go again.
I kissed her like a promise.
Like reassurance.
Like tomorrow could bring whatever the hell it wanted because tonight, we were here.
Together.
