Johnny Blue (18 page)

I gasped as his finger slid inside me. He watched my face, his eyes intense on mine. “I’ll take five, if you don’t mind.”

A
thrill shot through me that he liked a big family.
Followed by a
breathtaking
ache in my chest.
H
e saw the pain and slid hi
s finger out of me and lowered his lips to mine. “They’ll always be here baby.
” He
moved to my cheek with soft kisses
.
“E
ven though they’re in Heaven.
We won’t leave them out, I promise.
” He made his way to
my forehead.”
I want names and pictures, and
details,
I want to know everything about them.” He kissed the bridge of my nose. “W
hen I paint our family portrait, they’ll be there. They’ll be with us, inside us.
” His lips settled on mine. “
God I love you, you know that?”

I sobbed and clutched him tight to me. “Not as much as I love you, Johnny B.”