“Maybe have a few more kids together?”
She held up two fingers.
He guessed that was a yes and knew he would never know why he’d gotten so damn lucky. “I’ll let you get some sleep.”
“Don’t go,” she said, opening her eyes and looking at him. “Don’t ever go, Walker.”
So he settled on the narrow mattress next to her and she cuddled in close.
“I love you,” she whispered. “I have to go stay with my parents for a few days, but then we’ll be together. Okay? You won’t go anywhere?”
“Not without you. Not ever.”
“That sounds nice. Let’s always be in love,” she said.
“Of course.”
And they were.