“You came,” she finished, her voice soothing. “Now I’m here. With you. Safe and alive, because of you. So could you please stop yelling and telling me to shut up all the time? Really, it’s a good thing I love you.” The bluster left him in a rush. “You love me?” “Now who’s the one asking stupid questions?” He drove both hands into her hair, boring his gaze into hers. “You love me?” She sighed. “Yes, idiot.” He held her tight again, tucking his face into the crook of her neck. “Fuck, I love you.” It was a gruff whisper, but she heard it. “Say it again,” he all but ordered. “Why?” He lifted his
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