Chapter 73

“Holy Smokes, Batman,” I said in his hair.

Sebastien laughed. “Cute. Very cute.” His heart pounded against my shoulder. A tremor went through him and then he sighed. We didn’t move for a while, until he looked up at me again, his brown eyes full of warmth. “I’m so happy with you. The happiest I’ve ever been in my life.”

I smiled, letting the love I felt for him shine through my eyes.

“I’ll do good by you, Jack Barley.” Seb rested his head on my shoulder again and placed his hand over my chest. “And I’m sorry it took so long for me to see what was right before my eyes.”

“You were worth the wait.”

“And you were worth that ticket.”

I frowned. “What? What ticket?”

Sebastien chuckled a little and the bristles on his chin scratched my skin. “Uh, the ticket—well, it was that night, that night we first met. See, I knew when I parked my car in your street, that I’d get a ticket. Remember, I was pretty broke in those days. But I decided you were worth it.”