“Fair enough,” he reached and tugged her, so she was laying across his chest. “Is this conversation the cause of the increased blood pressure earlier today? You had my mother concerned. She said she left you with lights out and soft music playing to try to soothe you.”
She chuckled. “No. Well, yes but not completely Sully. It was more the rest of the stories Samira told me. About your upbringing and your childhood.” She brushed her knuckles against his cheek. “Your grandfather was a hard man.”
“He was an extremely hard man. Especially to the outside world but he loved me, Briar. He loved me very much.”
“He dropped you in the middle of the Russian wilderness at six.”
“Samira is going to get herself shot with all her tales.”
“She was trying to explain why it is so special for a man like
