“Damn right.” He lifted her off the floor, settled her on his lap, and cuddled her in his warm embrace. “I love you, Sunshine. Always will.”
Kate slid her fingertips along his jaw. She was a fool to have ever doubted fate, and an even bigger one to have doubted Stephen. She could’ve lost this strong, gorgeous man because of her own stubbornness and insecurities, but he’d stood resolutely at her side. For years, she’d loved him from afar, but not any longer. He was hers, and she had no plans to ever let him go.
She pulled his mouth to hers, her lips hovering against his. “I love you, too, Stephen.”
He drew his head back, one corner of his mouth quirked upward. “Does this mean you’ll go for a run at four in the morning with me now?”