Dominique patted his chest. "Always look on the bright side of life," she told him. "Because really, what woman can't resist a man coming to her rescue and saving the day?" She fluttered her lashes up at him.
Her smile dimmed for a moment when he talked about nearly losing his life. "But you're alive, so that's what counts." Impulsively, she hugged him.
"I have no plans. Have never really needed them." She didn't say anything about her journaling or the possibility that she may be writing a book. No, that was a secret she was keeping close to her heart. It was easier to fail if fewer people were watching. "So yes, I'm taking things as they come."