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the
full moon. Then they'd put the ball of yarn up for the moon,
and, once again, the ocean would wash away at it."
Horse laughed softly, "Nice story, love."
I grinned, "Thanks. After all the ones you've given
me..." I hugged him close, again and felt him move in closer. I
closed my eyes to just better enjoy him being near.
"What are you thinking?" his voice was soft.
"Mmmm...perhaps that I would like to never let you go."
"Never?" his voice was teasing, he didn't think that I
was serious. I suddenly realized that I was, but I spoke quiet-
ly.
"No, never. Never let you go out to get shot, never let
you go out scuba diving, never let you take orders from someone
else, never let you jump off some stupid cliff, never let you
chase psychopaths that want to carve you up, never let you be a
target's shield, never let you ever get hurt ever again, except
by my hand." He was shivering. I made him shiver without even
touching him...
A long silence.
"I'm kidding," I said, but it sounded unconvincing in my
ears.
He turned around in the circle of my legs and his dark
eyes met mine. "I love you," he said as if it were some kind of
promise and maybe
it was. After a long moment
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