Changing a lifestyle was hard. Bran objected. Eric would comply. There were things out there more than just a mission. He had discovered that on the journey since leaving Detroit that the path had changed. It was always changing. And it was the right path to take.
"Yes," Eric replied. He could give her that because it was something they both wanted. It was something they could share together, tucked away from the world. Just them. Here he didn't have to compete for her attention.
His fingers lifted and found the strands of her hair. Gently he tugged at it, holding on to her with one arm, keeping her close. She was so warm and he couldn't imagine ever being apart from her now that they could finally be so close.