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Оглавление“You need to get some sleep. We have another day of walking ahead of us.” He put another piece of brush on the fire. He continued to stand as if he wasn’t going to join her on the blanket.
“You aren’t going to sleep?” Ellen asked.
“I think I’ll sit up for a while.”
“Then I’ll keep you company—unless you’ve had enough of me?”
“I don’t think that’s possible,” he said, and then a stricken look covered his features, as if he’d said something he hadn’t meant to.
“We haven’t had that talk yet,” she said, just loud enough that she could be heard over the falls.
“Ellen, I don’t think...”
“You’re right. I don’t want to talk.” She stood. “I’ve spent the last two days worrying about dying.”
“Ellen...”
She stepped around the fire. “There might not be another day, another time, and I want to celebrate being alive. With you.”
Placing her hands on his shoulders, she went up onto her toes and kissed him.
Chance grabbed her around the waist. Pulling her against his chest, he brought her feet off the ground. His mouth devoured hers as if he was hungry and a banquet was being served.
