“Not today,” he says. “You are all mine. You still owe me favor.”
“Indeed, I do. Linc, sweetie, I want to leave here tonight. Can you ask Jess to let everyone know and get Jim to sort it, however he can? I’m not fussed how, but I want wheels up ASAP.”
“Why the rush?” Cole asks as Lincoln agrees.
“I want to get to London. The sooner the better.”
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bsp; “No probs. I’ll catch up with you later. Thanks for last night. I feel marginally saner than I did yesterday,” he says to Cole who just nods once, as men do.
When he leaves after a quick kiss, Cole turns to me and says, “I am not looking forward to this.”
“To what?” I ask.
“Going to London.”
“Why not?” I ask, sitting up.
Eyes focused on my tits and not my eyes, he mutters something I don’t quite follow.
“Stop mumbling, I can’t understand you.”
“I said, it is because it is where you met Constantine. You have all these memories, everywhere you turn.”
I burst out laughing much to his un-amusement. “Baby, it looks nothing like it did back then. I wouldn’t be able to tell you where my cottage stood or where the marketplace was or anything.”
“I bet he can,” he says darkly. “And I am sure he will swan you off to all your little private spots.”
“Doubtful. I think he has better things to do with his time than figure out where an old bell tower was.”
“Well, whatever, don’t say I wasn’t right when it turns out I am.”
Huh?
“Forget that. I thought I was supposed to be owing you,” I say.
“I don’t want anything except you,” he says, flopping back to the bed.
What’s got his mood on now?
“Liv, when you were human, did you ever want kids? Does it sadden you that you never will?”
“Erm, what makes you ask that?” I ask cautiously.
“When you were talking about Xane’s baby sister, you looked so happy,” he says, sitting up and looking at me.
“Well, she is sweet. But no, I never wanted kids.”
“What about if you could now?” he asks seriously.
“Cole, what are you asking me?”
“Nothing, maybe. I don’t know. I’m just saying that there are options, we could adopt,” he says in a rush.
“Are you saying you want to have kids?” I ask hesitantly.
“I thought I did. It is kind of redundant now I guess but I just thought, if you did, in the future want that with me, we could, you know.”