\u201cCam, wake up, sweetheart.\u00a0 Let\u2019s go to bed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cameron startled awake at the sound of Neve\u2019s voice, shocked he\u2019d drifted off by the fire.\u00a0 Thom was slumped across from him, curled on his side with his head pillowed on Marin\u2019s jacket, snoring softly even as Marin shook his shoulder in an attempt to wake him gently.\u00a0 \u201cWhen\u2026?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cJ.T. rounded us up a little while ago,\u201d Neve said softly as she tugged on his arm.\u00a0 \u201cYou were already halfway gone by then, but you were still sitting up, which is more than I can say for Thom.\u00a0 Phelan\u2019s going to make it.\u00a0 I can sleep now.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOh.\u201d\u00a0 The words didn\u2019t quite register until he was halfway to his feet.\u00a0 \u201cWait, Phelan\u2019s going to make it?\u00a0 We\u2019re sure?\u201d\u00a0 That\u2019s good news.\u00a0 I wonder when that happened.<\/i><\/p>\n
Hell, I wonder <\/i>how that happened, since the last I knew, Jac was worried he was going to die on her.\u00a0 What changed?<\/i>\u00a0 He rubbed his eyes as he straightened fully, blinking blearily at Neve.\u00a0 \u201cWell?\u201d<\/p>\n
She choked back a laugh and nodded.\u00a0 \u201cYeah, we\u2019re sure.\u00a0 I\u2019m not sure what anyone did, before you ask, but he was lucid and talking.\u00a0 He promised he was going to stay put.\u00a0 No more running.\u201d\u00a0 She leaned against him for a moment.\u00a0 \u201cI don\u2019t know about you, but I\u2019ll take that and count it as a major victory.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMmph.\u201d\u00a0 Cameron rubbed his eyes again, agreeing.\u00a0 The next time he had to ride out to anywhere and fight anything would be far too soon for his liking if it happened any time before the weather finally broke.\u00a0 He slid his arm around Neve\u2019s shoulders, glancing across the fire toward Marin and Thom.\u00a0 \u201cDid you want me to kick him?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cKick me and you\u2019ll land in<\/i> the fire,\u201d Thom mumbled, flopping onto his back. \u201cI\u2019m awake.\u00a0 Are we going to bed?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWithout a doubt,\u201d Marin said with a smile, tugging on Thom\u2019s arm.\u00a0 \u201cAll of us, right now.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHopefully not together,\u201d Thom said.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot to the same bed, no.\u00a0 I thought that you and Neve could take our bed and I\u2019ll bunk with Cameron.\u201d\u00a0 Marin grinned, winking at Cameron and Neve.\u00a0 Cameron suppressed the urge to chuckle at the absurdity of the thought as Thom swore softly.<\/p>\n
\u201cLike hell.\u00a0 You and me, bed, right now.\u201d\u00a0 Thom struggled to his feet and captured his wife around the waist with both hands.\u00a0 Marin laughed and kissed him gently.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, dear.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cameron squeezed Neve gently. \u201cI don\u2019t feel like sharing,\u201d he said quietly.\u00a0 \u201cNot tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGood,\u201d Neve said softly. \u201cNeither do I.\u201d\u00a0 She nudged him gently in the direction of their shed.<\/p>\n
Cameron smiled, all too happy to accompany her.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cCam, wake up, sweetheart.\u00a0 Let\u2019s go to bed.\u201d Cameron startled awake at the sound of Neve\u2019s voice, shocked he\u2019d drifted off by the fire.\u00a0 Thom was slumped across from him, curled on his side with his head pillowed on Marin\u2019s … Continue reading