Carly smiled. “You mean it? You wouldn’t go before.”
“I said anything. I meant anything.” Seth took her hands and held them in his. His fingers curled warmly around her palms. “When you’re not with me, I feel like I can’t take a deep breath. I’m half a person, and not the best half. I want us to be a family again. I was even thinking maybe your mom would let us live in the cabin.”
“Instead of our house?”
“It was just a thought. Brianna seems so happy with your mom. There’s less stress on her with your mom around to help. If you don’t like the idea, just forget it.”
Carly rose on her toes to kiss him on the mouth. “I love you.”
“I love you too.” He kissed her back, long and hard enough to make her feet arch in her Keds.
“I like the idea. I’d have to ask my mom, though I think she’d love it. So we can talk about that with the marriage counselor. On one condition.”
“Anything.”
“You carry my backpack. Those flowers are damned heavy.”
Seth laughed, and joy filled Carly’s heart. Even in the light of the moon, the road ahead of them was dim. But she knew without a doubt that her husband would shoulder any burden for her. The future held no guarantees. But tonight she had hope, and that was enough.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Photo © 2014 Marti Corn Photography
The Rogue River novella series started as an idea proposed to us by our editors at Montlake Romance. So we’d like to thank JoVon Sotak and Kelli Martin for putting the concept of writing a joint project in our heads. Writing is normally a very solitary occupation. This type of collaboration was a whole new experience for both of us. We discovered that the only thing better than having writer buddies is having one to help you plot murder. On paper, of course.
Melinda Leigh and Kendra Elliot
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Photo © 2012 John Tannock Photography
Melinda Leigh abandoned her career in banking to raise her kids and never looked back. She started writing as a hobby and became addicted to creating characters and stories. Since then she has won numerous writing awards for her paranormal romance and romantic-suspense fiction.
Her debut novel, She Can Run, was a number one bestseller in Kindle Romantic Suspense, a 2011 Romance Reviews Best Book Finalist, and a nominee for the 2012 International Thriller Award for Best First Book. Melinda is also a two-time Daphne du Maurier Award finalist. When she isn’t writing, Melinda is an avid martial artist: she holds a second-degree black belt in Kenpo karate and teaches women’s self-defense. She lives in a messy house with her husband, two teenagers, a couple of dogs, and two rescued cats.
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