Page 143 of Freed By Fire
Mason blows out another breath. “I don’t know if it’s that simple.”
“What if he doesn’t figure it out, and we have a real chance here?” My feet touch the floor, and I stand up. “We just haveto stay hidden. When he sees you’re not going after him, he’ll eventually leave us alone.”
I have to believe he will because I don’t want to consider the alternative.
Mason stands and stares at me. “Is that why you made a plan for us to leave without telling me?”
My hands flutter to my sides. “I thought if you had too much time to think about it, you wouldn’t leave.”
Mason frowns. “You could’ve left.”
“I could’ve.”
Mason covers the distance between us and tilts my chin up. “You didn’t.”
I lean into his touch and exhale. “We’re in this together.”
Mason releases me and takes a step back. “I know you’re right. I just don’t know if it’s going to be easy.”
My stomach dips. “None of this is going to be easy, but I’m right here. I’ll help you figure this out.”
Mason draws me into his arms, and I tilt my head back to look at him. “I hate that you’re right.”
“I know.”
Mason pulls me closer and presses his forehead to mine. “It’s going to be okay. We’re going to be okay.”
“We will.”
A myriad of emotions dances across his face as he leans back in, his expression turning resolute. “I guess I’m going to have to learn how to be normal.”
I press a kiss to his cheek and offer him a small smile. “I can help you with that, too.”
Mason’s eyes move down to my stomach and then back up to my face. “Our family is all that matters now.”
An ache settles in the pit of my stomach when he pulls me to him, and I place my head in the crook of his neck.
I hate that we’ve both had to leave our old lives behind, but together, I know we can do it.
I have to believe that the path ahead will be better for everyone.
It has to be.
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