“What?”
He swallowed, and shifted his weight a little uneasily, and then said, very quietly, his lips almost touching hers, “Promise me you’ll marry me. Not now. Someday. Because I need to know.”
Claire felt a flutter inside, like a bird trying to fly, and a rush of heat that made her dizzy. And something else, something fragile as a soap bubble, and just as beautiful. Joy, in the middle of all this horror and heartbreak.
“Yes,” she whispered back. “I promise.”
And she kissed him, and kissed him, and kissed him, while the sun came up and bathed Morganville in one last, shining day.
TRACK LIST
As always, I need a sound track to keep me going as I write! So here, for your listening pleasure, is a list of the songs I used on my own personal track list. Please buy the music, don’t torrent it; musicians work hard to make beautiful things, and only you can make sure they can continue to do so.
"You're Going Down" Sick Puppies
"Bullseye" Aly & AJ
"Fighter" Christina Aguilera
"Harder to Breath" Maroon 5
"NeedYou" Travie McCoy
"Monster Hospital (MSTRKRFT Remix)" Metric
"Town Called Heartbreak" Patti Scialfa
"Don't Fear the Reaper" Heaven 17
"I'm Gonna Make It" Sanders Bohlke
"Land of Jail" Gram Rabbit
"Never Underestimate a Girl" Vanessa Hudgens
"The Hard Stuff" Wired Desire
"Young" Hollywood Undead
"Sail" AWOLNATION
"99 Problems" Hugo
"The Big Bang" The Knifings
"In Love with You" Jared Evan
"Play with Fire" Hilary Duff
"Dead Girls Are Easy" The 69 Eyes
"Black River Killer" Blitzen Trapper
"So Bring It On" The Cheetah Girls
"The Stone" Ashes Divide
"Dirty Angel" Voodoo Johnson
"Tape Loop" Morcheeba
"My Confessions" Onesidezero
"Voodoo Banjo" Bonepony
"Power" Shades of Race Cars
"Littleblood" Division Day
"Pretty Buildings" People in Planes
"Show Me Your Teeth" Year Long Disaster
"Grenade" Bruno Mars
"To Lose My Life" White Lies
"New In Town" Little Boots
"Chew Me Up and Spit Me Out" Cobra Starship
"Toxic Valentine" All Time Low
"Ready for the Floor" Lissy Trullie
"To the Edge" Lacuna Coil
"I Won't Tell You" Lacuna Coil
"Spellbound" Lacuna Coil
"What Have You Done" Within Temptation (feat. Kieth Caputo)
"Black Lung Heartache" Joe Bonamassa
"Dream On" Kelly Sweet