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He kissed her.

Startled, she stopped talking then wrapped her arms around his neck. They clung to each other for a long moment and when they parted they were both crying.

"Why didn't you do that before," she asked softly.

"I didn't want you to think I was doing it because we were going to die," Eric admitted.

Stacey laughed at this then wiped her tears away. "Well, you did promise me we wouldn't die. And you were right."

Eric stroked her hair gently then said, "I promise I won't leave you."

She looked up at him through her tawny eyelashes and smiled slowly. "Promise."

Eric laughed and kissed her lips again. "I promise."

Pepe whined at their feet and Stacey stooped and picked him up. Eric wrapped his arms around both of them as Pepe squirmed around trying to lick them both at the same time.

As the sounds of construction continued around them, the chatter of voices wafted on the evening breeze, and the distant sound of thunder rumbled, they looked at each other, smiled, and knew they were finally home.

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