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“Okay, maybe for an hour or so. But then I want you to check on Theo.”
“I will.”
Midas sat at her side as she slipped off into sleep. He couldn’t take his eyes from her.
Life was fleeting, he knew that more than most men, but he wanted as many minutes, hours, days, years with this woman as he could get.
He didn’t know how he’d gotten lucky enough to have caught her eye, but he’d do whatever it took to make sure she never regretted choosing him.
Epilogue
Dear Lexie,
Thank you seems light compared to what you have done for me and my family. I did not assist you for money. You saved my family when we needed it, and I never forgot. The scholarship to the university will allow me to get an education so I can get a job and help my family. And my brother and sister will also be able to go. My mom cry when she found out. It is like I told you, I want to learn how to do for myself so I can help my country. I am sorry my English is not so good, but I will be better.
Sincerely,
Shermake
Lexie wiped a tear off her cheek and put down the letter she’d received in the mail. She went looking for Midas and knew exactly where to find him. He was in the backyard, picking some mangos for dessert.
She walked up behind him and wrapped her arms around his waist, laying her cheek on his back.
“You okay?” Midas asked.
“Perfect,” she said with a sigh.
Midas turned in her grasp and put his finger under her chin, tilting her face up so he could see her eyes. Ever since he’d walked in on Magnus trying to kill her, he’d been overprotective. But Lexie couldn’t blame him.
“You’ve been crying,” he said.
“Shermake sent me a letter,” she told him.
“He all right?”
“He’s great. He was just thanking me. Although he really should be thanking you and Baker,” Lexie said.
Midas shrugged.
It had been a month since the incident at Food For All. Sometimes it was hard to believe so much time had passed, and in other ways it felt like yesterday. Plans were progressing for the new location, and hopefully within another month or two, it would be open. Ashlyn and Lexie had been working nonstop to meet the local business owners in Barbers Point and to let them know the plans for the organization. So far, they’d had nothing but positive reactions.
Elodie was also getting excited about helping out, and had started gathering recipes for the lunch boxes she’d be in charge of putting together. The new location wouldn’t have hot meals, but it would provide nutritious take-away meals for those who needed them.
Midas reached for Lexie’s hand and pulled her toward the chairs on the deck. He put down the mango he’d picked and sat, bringing Lexie with him. She sat without complaint, settling into Midas. He’d been more touchy-feely recently, which was perfectly all right with her.
“So, you gonna officially move in or what?” he asked.
Lexie blinked in surprise, though, she really shouldn’t have been. She’d gotten used to Midas’s abrupt topic changes.
And she’d been practically living with Midas ever since she’d come home from the hospital. He’d taken some time off work to stay with her and make sure she really was all right, and then he took her to work every day and picked her up as well. She was looking forward to the satellite branch opening so Midas didn’t have to drive so much every day.
“I want to,” she said, then hesitated.
“But?” Midas asked gently.
“I don’t want to overstep. And I’m not ready to get married.” The latter was something she’d been thinking about a lot. Elodie and Mustang had tied the knot fairly quickly after they’d met, but that was a big step for Lexie, and she wasn’t sure she was ready yet.
“First, you aren’t overstepping. I love you, and I love having you here. I never really thought much about living with a woman before, but now that you’ve been here, I can’t imagine not waking up with you by my side every day or falling asleep with you in my arms. Second, I’m not ready for marriage either. I love you, and that’s not going to change, but I like how things are going right now.”
