Page 64 of Eternally

“I’m trying here,” he chuckled back, but I knew Lazarus well enough to know that he still struggled with what had happened, and though he’s fine most of the time, whenever the topic arises, it’s like he was reliving it all over again.

“What do you say to putting that little girl to sleep in her crib, then meeting me in the bedroom?”I suggested coyly.

“I’d say that it’s the best idea you’ve had all day,” he replied, winking at me.

I grinned before leaning into him, resting my head against his arm.“I love you, Lazarus.”

“Never as much as I love you,” he replied seriously.“Never.”

I didn’t know if he was right about that, but I knew that whatever this was, it was going to follow us into the next life, and the million more after that one.

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The End.