“I mean it this time, Bunk. A man like me can’t do casual. If we’re in this, we’re fuckin’ in this. If we do this, you’re mine. No break ups, no misunderstandin’s, nothin’. We’re together and that won’t change for as long as we’re alive.” I can feel his body trembling as a little humming noise leaves his lips. He likes that. A lot. “If you say yes one more time, you’re sealin’ your fate.” His breath stutters and I feel the whispered response against my lips a half-second later. “Yes.”

