Chapter 27
Eileen met him outside the curtains and the two walked hand in hand out the door. Thomas found himself grinning like an i***t. Eileen was in the same state, and for a moment they just stood, smiling at each other until Eileen began giggling. Thomas took her hand, kissed it, then leaned in and kissed her on the mouth.
When he pulled back, she smiled. “Looking for more reasons to stay alive?”
“I have you,” said Thomas without thinking. “There’s no reason better.”
Eileen blushed. “Now there’s a line.”
Thomas smiled again. “I rather liked it myself.” He kissed her once more. “And it’s true.”
For a reply, she squeezed his hand tightly.
They were half-way across the inn yard when Eileen stopped. “Listen.”
Thomas listened. Somewhere in the distance, something was rumbling. He p
