He jerked back to the present when he felt her warm breath in his ear. “What are you thinking about?”
“I worry about you,” he admitted. “When you do things like you did earlier, it takes a lot out of you.”
He felt the sigh she released. “I reacted instinctively,” she confessed, raising her hand to touch the bruise on his jaw. “I was furious with her for striking you.”
His eyes darkened and he glanced back, relieved that the performance was finished. He wanted her. After today, when he thought he would never see her again, he realized that he wanted to grab every second for the rest of his life and hold her close.
Rising out of his seat, he pulled her with him. He nodded to Marvin and Martin to let them know to keep an eye on Walter and Nema who were clapping and chatting excitedly with
