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Andre picks me up and steps forward.

"What are you doing?"

"There's wreckage everywhere."

I put my arms around his shoulders and lace my hands behind his neck. When we get outside, I kiss him.

He smiles. "What did I do to deserve that?"

"In the depths of destruction, there is a super sexy, hot stud named Andre..."

His eyes brighten, and he chuckles. "Not Rambo, Tarzan, or Clyde?"

"Nope. They don't hold a candle to you."

The grin on his face widens. "And you, Naomi Salazar, are a treasure. A beautiful, unique gem, and you make my head spin."

I try to bite my smile back. "I do?"

His smile falls. "Yes."

I kiss him again, trying to believe I really found someone like him in the middle of all this chaos. "Good."

"Good?"

"Mm-hmm. I’m glad I drive you crazy."

He chuckles.

"When we get to Bermuda, I'm going to give you some extra attention for carrying me over that mess back there." I wiggle my eyebrows.

His eyes twinkle. "I'll accept all the attention you want to give me."

I laugh. "You're that easy, huh?"

He grunts and kisses me then stands me on my feet. "We have to go. I wouldn't want to miss our flight and those extra perks." He opens the door to the car and squeezes my ass.

As we pull out of the driveway, I'm buzzing with happiness. My life has been turned upside down, but amid the upheaval, so much feels right...the best it's ever felt.

Andre takes my hand to his lips, and no one seems to exist, except us.

But that isn't the truth. And we should have thought about all the things that could happen from leaving after an earthquake of that magnitude.

If only we made a different decision.

18

Andre

An hour togo and we can hop on a plane and be done with Honduras.

The earthquake did a lot of damage to Tinker's house, but the roads don't seem to be affected. We're making good time until we get twenty kilometers down the road and there's a big split in the street from the earthquake.

"Wow. That hole is huge," Naomi exclaims.

We get out of the car.

The rift is at least ten feet wide and fifteen feet deep. It splits the earth in both directions as far as I can see. The uneven dirt looks as if it's a roller coaster of hills on both sides of the split.