“Probably less than you think.”
“So, want to be my muse?”
“Would I have to be naked?”
“I’m afraid I would insist on it.”
He laughs up at me, and I stare at his face. I love him so much it makes my belly ache. He’s worth every minute of the angst and tears of heartbreak. “I would do it all over and over again,” I say softly. “Just to have you here like this.”
His face sobers and then blazes with so much love. “Me too, baby. Me too.”
“We can travel and work and play together.”
“Always. That’s the way it is for us. You and me always.”
“You, me, and a green vegetable included in every meal.”
“Don’t push your luck, Xavier.” He cups my face in his big hands as I laugh. “Even with the addition of obscure vegetables?—”
“I’m pretty sure broccoli is well known. It’s the rock star of the vegetable world.”
“—even with that,” he says loudly over me. “I happen to love our second shot.”
My smile is far too wide, but I don’t care. He sees all of me, and I let him because he does the same for me. “Me too, Roo. It’s the best.”
