“As was mine.”
“Really?” Serenity thought she detected a little sadness in his voice.
“It was not my choice to be separated from you, Serenity. Why are you surprised that I would dislike being away?” He wasn’t being mean, just stating the facts.
“I guess I’m a little leery. You claim to have intense emotions for me, but you don’t even know me.”
Again with the chuckle.
“Could you please not do that?” she asked almost breathlessly.
“Do what?” His voice rumbled.
He knew exactly what she was talking about but she answered him anyway. “That little laugh. Could you refrain from it please?”
“I will do my best if you tell me why you don’t want me to laugh.”
Seriously! she mentally huffed. “It’s disarming.”
“Hmm, good to know,” he muttered and it seemed it was more to himself than an a
