red hill - jamie mcguire

struggle to survive, even in her sleep. I hoped that as time passed, she could rest easy again—that we
all could.
“I can’t stop staring at them,” I whispered. “A part of me is afraid that if I look away or fall asleep
that they’ll disappear.”
“Trust me, they’re here. They’re safe, and we’ll keep them that way.”
I looked to him, touched his face, and pressed my lips against his. “I didn’t really understand when
you said the end of the world was the best thing to have happened to you, and how it was so close to
perfect. But now that everyone in our family is here . . . and safe . . . I get it.”
“Our family, huh” he smiled.
“They’re finally here,” I said, shaking my head in disbelief. I smirked when a random thought
popped into my head. “Four girls. You’re outnumbered.”
“I think I can handle it.”
I laughed once. “I love you.”
His eyebrows pulled in, and he smiled like those words made him so happy that it hurt. “Now it’s
perfect.”