“Neither do you,” she says softly. “You have taken such good care of us, Timofey. You take care of everyone. But that’s not why… I love you because of who you are. Because of how you make me feel. Even if one day, you aren’t there when something bad is happening or—”
“I will be,” I growl. “I’ll always be there.”
She lays a damp hand on my shoulder. “Even if you aren’t, I’ll still love you. Always.”
I turn and kiss her knuckles. “Always.”
Rooney was right on the phone. I am in a good mood. I have everything I need right now. Everything I could ever want.
Which is why I finally know exactly what I’m going to do next.
“Get dressed and be ready to go when I get back,” I tell Piper. “I have one more thing to do.”
As I turn, she grabs my arm and pulls me back to her. Our lips meet in an e
