Page 58 of Until Forever Comes

“Was she upset?” I asked.

“No.” Miguel shook his head. “Actually, she seemed really at peace, more than I’ve ever noticed before.”

I sighed. “Well, I suppose that’s good, then.”

“Yeah, it is. She did say one thing that was sort of strange.”

“What’s that?” I asked.

“She said she’s going to need our help with something really important, but she wouldn’t tell me what it was, just said we’d know when the time came. And then she got that weird look in her eyes, you know, like the one Crissy used to get, and she said I should tell you that it was worth it and that she was happy.”

“Huh,” I said, not really knowing what to make of that, but accustomed to it after growing up with Crissy. “Well, I reckon happy is good.”

Miguel shifted a bit and wrapped his long fingers around my neck, pushing my chin up so our gazes met. “You know what would make me happy right now?” he asked, his husky voice giving me a good indication of what he was fixing to say.

“What’s that?” I asked.

“Watching you strip out of those clothes and sit on my lap.” He planted his feet on the wood floor and pushed back, making us rock. “I think we can have a lot of fun on this swing.”

I’d never taken my clothes off faster in my life. My very long, very blessed life.