"In that case, we won't have to make them at all, will we?" Kaya said. "I wouldn't anyway."

She had thought about this for a little while, about what happened after Matt was gone. She thought she would concentrate on her nursing duties and training, but even then after deciding that, she would always make time for him.

"Certain situations?" she asked. "Like what?"

The separation between them rapidly disappearing, she brought a hand to his neck, all too aware of the goosebumps and shiver that ran up her back at his touch. It had been awhile since she'd felt this, and with his lips from her face to her neck, her hands found his hair and took the opportunity to run her fingers through the tresses, finding his ears with its many baubles. She ran her ear lightly along the tip, around and then the side of his neck, then closed her eyes and exhaled.