any minute, any second, she could lose him.
She’d thought about tel ing him, warning him, but she hadn’t wanted to spoil things. The last two days had been too incredible, too magical, and her vision would only have destroyed that.
But now she couldn’t hide from it anymore.
Tears sprang from her eyes, pouring down her cheeks, and her throat was so tight she couldn’t get any words out.
Wil had her in his arms in a flash, his hand delicately pushing her hair away from her face. “It’s okay, baby,” he murmured, stroking her bare back in soothing circular motions. “Tel me what’s wrong.” She final y lifted her head and let out another soft sob. “I don’t want you to leave me.” His dark eyes softened. Then he sighed. “I thought we got past this already. I told you, I’l never leave you.
I love you. You need to believe that.”
“I do believe it,” she choked out, swiping at her wet cheeks. “This isn’t about…that. It’s…please, Wil .
Don’t go on that mission.”
A heavy silence fel . She could feel his gaze on her, could practical y hear the puzzle pieces snapping into place in his mind.
His voice low, he said, “You had a vision.” She drew in a ragged breath. “Yes.”
“About me.”
“Yes,” she said again.
He swal owed, his throat working hard. “How bad?”
“Real y bad,” she whispered.
A tear slid down her cheek. Instantly, Wil ’s warm thumb wiped it away. She met his gaze, surprised to find it calm and steady, as if what she’d just told him was no big deal.
“What is the matter with you?” she burst out, panic returning to her chest. “Didn’t you hear what I said?”
“I heard.”
“Then why are you so calm?” A thought suddenly occurred, fol owed by a rush of relief. “You’re not going, right? That’s why you’re not freaked out. You’re going to stay here.”
“No, I’m going.”
Her head snapped up. “No. You can’t . If you go, you’l die.”
He spoke in a husky tone. “Did you actual y see it?
Did I die in the vision?”
Chopper falling from the sky, hurtling toward the canopy of green below.
“I saw…your helicopter was shot down,” she whispered.
“Did you see my body?”
“No, but—”
“People survive helo crashes al the time, baby.
Your vision doesn’t have to end in death.” His calm composure infuriated her. “You can’t go!”
“It’s my job,” he said quietly.
“Screw your job! What about your life?” Her breath came out in sharp pants. “What about everything you’re always saying to me, how you’l always be there, how I won’t lose you?”
“I’ve always meant what I’ve said.” He reached out for her, but she shoved his hands away. “Come on, don’t be like this. I’m a SEAL, Mac. I deal with dangerous situations al the time, and I always come back.”
“You’re not invincible.” The tears returned with ful -
force. “What if you don’t come back this time, Wil ?”
“Then I go to the grave the happiest man alive.” He shot her a crooked smile. “I just spent the weekend with the woman I love.”
Her hands began to shake. “Stay with me. Please.” He sighed. “Mac, this is my job. You’ve always accepted it before.”
“Yeah, when you were my best friend, not the man I lo—” She halted.
Wil ’s dark eyes glimmered. “Finish that sentence, baby.”
“Only if you promise not to go.”
“Finish the sentence.”
She fought another wave of tears, her heart squeezing so hard she thought it would stop working altogether. “The man I love,” she squeezed out.
“There. After fifteen years, I’ve final y quit being a coward and said it. I love you, Wil . I love you so damn much and I refuse to lose you.”
Pleasure shone on his face. “I love you too. And you won’t lose me.”
“If you go—”
“I have to go,” he cut in. “Being a SEAL is who I am.
It’s a part of me. Just like the visions are a part of you.
They make you who you are. I
She’d thought about tel ing him, warning him, but she hadn’t wanted to spoil things. The last two days had been too incredible, too magical, and her vision would only have destroyed that.
But now she couldn’t hide from it anymore.
Tears sprang from her eyes, pouring down her cheeks, and her throat was so tight she couldn’t get any words out.
Wil had her in his arms in a flash, his hand delicately pushing her hair away from her face. “It’s okay, baby,” he murmured, stroking her bare back in soothing circular motions. “Tel me what’s wrong.” She final y lifted her head and let out another soft sob. “I don’t want you to leave me.” His dark eyes softened. Then he sighed. “I thought we got past this already. I told you, I’l never leave you.
I love you. You need to believe that.”
“I do believe it,” she choked out, swiping at her wet cheeks. “This isn’t about…that. It’s…please, Wil .
Don’t go on that mission.”
A heavy silence fel . She could feel his gaze on her, could practical y hear the puzzle pieces snapping into place in his mind.
His voice low, he said, “You had a vision.” She drew in a ragged breath. “Yes.”
“About me.”
“Yes,” she said again.
He swal owed, his throat working hard. “How bad?”
“Real y bad,” she whispered.
A tear slid down her cheek. Instantly, Wil ’s warm thumb wiped it away. She met his gaze, surprised to find it calm and steady, as if what she’d just told him was no big deal.
“What is the matter with you?” she burst out, panic returning to her chest. “Didn’t you hear what I said?”
“I heard.”
“Then why are you so calm?” A thought suddenly occurred, fol owed by a rush of relief. “You’re not going, right? That’s why you’re not freaked out. You’re going to stay here.”
“No, I’m going.”
Her head snapped up. “No. You can’t . If you go, you’l die.”
He spoke in a husky tone. “Did you actual y see it?
Did I die in the vision?”
Chopper falling from the sky, hurtling toward the canopy of green below.
“I saw…your helicopter was shot down,” she whispered.
“Did you see my body?”
“No, but—”
“People survive helo crashes al the time, baby.
Your vision doesn’t have to end in death.” His calm composure infuriated her. “You can’t go!”
“It’s my job,” he said quietly.
“Screw your job! What about your life?” Her breath came out in sharp pants. “What about everything you’re always saying to me, how you’l always be there, how I won’t lose you?”
“I’ve always meant what I’ve said.” He reached out for her, but she shoved his hands away. “Come on, don’t be like this. I’m a SEAL, Mac. I deal with dangerous situations al the time, and I always come back.”
“You’re not invincible.” The tears returned with ful -
force. “What if you don’t come back this time, Wil ?”
“Then I go to the grave the happiest man alive.” He shot her a crooked smile. “I just spent the weekend with the woman I love.”
Her hands began to shake. “Stay with me. Please.” He sighed. “Mac, this is my job. You’ve always accepted it before.”
“Yeah, when you were my best friend, not the man I lo—” She halted.
Wil ’s dark eyes glimmered. “Finish that sentence, baby.”
“Only if you promise not to go.”
“Finish the sentence.”
She fought another wave of tears, her heart squeezing so hard she thought it would stop working altogether. “The man I love,” she squeezed out.
“There. After fifteen years, I’ve final y quit being a coward and said it. I love you, Wil . I love you so damn much and I refuse to lose you.”
Pleasure shone on his face. “I love you too. And you won’t lose me.”
“If you go—”
“I have to go,” he cut in. “Being a SEAL is who I am.
It’s a part of me. Just like the visions are a part of you.
They make you who you are. I
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