Kristin!'
'Yes?'
He came close against her lips, his mouth a breath away from hers.
'I love you!' he whispered fervently. 'I love you, I love you, I love you!'
And though they were at peace they soared into the sweetest tempest, and through it all they never ceased to whisper the words.
The sun entered their room, and a new day had truly dawned.
Cole stroked his wife's beautiful hair, luxuriating in the sweet satisfaction she brought him. He stared at the ceiling, at the new light of day.
It would take the country a long time to heal, he knew. A long, long time. A long time to unite.
But she had brought healing to him, and his heart was united with hers now. 'A new age,' he murmured.
'What?'
'I said I love you!' Cole lied, and he turned to her again.
The war wouldn't end as easily as Kristin thought. Life was never as easy as that. But they did have a future.
And Texas could wait just a little while longer.
