Page 188 of Dexterity

“Do you think I’ll make a good mother?”

“Without a doubt. It’s a new mother’s instinct to care for a baby, and being robbed of that chance so many times makes your love for your child deeper. Our baby will be the king of his castle.” I kissed her brow. “Thank you for coming into my life, Mikaela Cinder Sinclair. Thank you for teaching me one valuable lesson.”

“I taughtyoua lesson?” she asked shyly.

“Yes.” I rubbed my nose against hers.

“What?”

“That while age can’t outlive love, the beauty of first love is made memorable by accepting its pure recklessness to say I love you without knowing its destiny. And even if my days with you are short, I’ll give you every beat of my heart until that last breath.”

She sighed, her hands tightening around my neck. “My heart doesn’t know or care about the age of yours. It just wants to reside next to yours, beat to the rasps of our breaths, and dance to the tune of our love. Thank you, Xavier Sinclair, for stealing the air to my lungs for just a moment before giving me a lifetime to breathe.”

Once more, our lips came together in that sweet aggression we both enjoyed.

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