“I want to be the person you count on to help you achieve your dreams, not the reason they go up in flames.” I choked, and he made a soothing ‘shhh’ noise, dropping a damp kiss on my lips. “I’m sorry it took me so long to get here, baby,” he whispered, ghosting his thumb over my mouth again. I knew he wasn’t talking about coming back from his mission. “You got here as fast as you could.”