“Toni! How did I know it was you chasing us? Holy s**t, thank you so much!” Toni couldn’t talk; the world was receding again, crowded out by feelings too potent for it to permit. She just grabbed him as he grabbed for her. This time their collision was entirely intentional. They clung so tightly they were squeezing the breath from each other. Toni could have spent the next ten years or so just so – especially considering that she still had to give him up tomorrow or the day after. A knife of grief cut into her swooning love and relief; her eyes burned and she barked out a tortured sob. Before another million could follow, she hauled him to his feet. “Come on baby, we’ve got to get you out of here. The pigs will probably show up anytime to blame and arrest us for this.” That reminded To

