“No.”
I rolled onto my side and sat up on my elbow, looking down at Ares as he stared up at the sky.
I was confused.
“No?”
“No. This is not where I tell you I have to get back to the others. This is where I tell you I will stay right here with you all day if that is what you want.”
My heart raced.
“But, Zaahra…”
“...is not our concern today. Jayne knows that we are telling the truth; even Aleks will listen to his mother when she tells them that, so we are not going to have anybody bothering us for the rest of the day. We should probably spend the day traveling, because I want to get back home sooner rather than later… but if you would rather spend this time doing something less productive, that is fine, too.”
I ran my hand over his firm chest and watched as he shivered pleasantly a
