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definitely the 80s, though. He had this weird Flock of Seagulls hair thing going on back then.”
    She laughed at the vision of Uri with his hair styled like a pair of wings to match the wings on his back. The style was all the rage back in the 80s. Her father’s love for alternative music and new wave bands introduced her to a wide range of strange looking hair and fashion. “Yeah, I can definitely see him doing that.”
    Naomi’s laughter quieted, and she became somber again as she thought about the ceremony. She’d never seen herself being married or committed to anyone, not until she met Lash. She knew it was something Welita would have loved to see. And her father, he would’ve loved to walk her down the aisle with her arm in his. Tears pricked her eyes at the thought that her family wouldn’t be there to see it.
    “I thought you were happy about this?” His voice was soft.
    She looked up at him and forced a smile on her face. “I am. I’m committing myself to you.” She kissed his lips gently.
    “Be honest.  We don’t want to start our forever with secrets, do we?”
    She sighed. “It’s just that I miss my family sometimes. They won’t be here to see this.  And my dad, I’ll never get to experience this with him.”
    Her eyes widened with surprise as his face paled. Without a word, he quickly got out of bed, went to the kitchen, and poured himself a glass of water.
    She watched his back muscles tense as he faced away from her, silent. “Lash?”
    He downed his drink before turning his attention back to her. His lips were wet as he spoke. “I wish there was something I could do to fix that for you.”
    “Oh, Lash. It isn’t your fault my father is gone or that I’m here. I just need to keep reminding myself that by being here, I can take care of my family better.”
    “Uh, Naomi.” He brushed the moisture off his lips with the back of his hand. “There’s something I need to tell you about that.”
    “What is it?”
    He licked his lips nervously and opened his mouth, about to say something, then closed it.
    “Lash?” She felt panic set in. Something was wrong. Why was he acting so strange?
    He shook his head and then looked at her with a smile that didn’t quite reach his eyes. “You’re absolutely right. Together, we can watch over Welita and the others. Tell you what: let’s take a peek at them in the morning.”
    “I’d love that!” She beamed and then suddenly frowned. “No, wait. I don’t think we should. Gabrielle was pretty firm about me staying away from the bridge for a while.”
    “Ah, don’t mind her. We’ll be real quick about it.”
    She struggled between wanting to follow Gabrielle’s orders and seeing Welita. She wanted so badly to tell her about her binding ceremony to Lash. It was the closest thing she had next to Welita being there. “Maybe I should go alone.”
    “I want to go with you.”
    “I don’t want you to get in trouble. You just got back!”
    “Will you stop worrying? I’ll be fine. Besides, I wasn’t told to stay away from the bridge.” He grinned. “I’d love to see them. They’ll be my family too real soon.”
    She threw her arms around him. “Lash, you’ve made me the happiest woman in the world. I love you.”
    He pulled back, searching her eyes. “No matter what?”
    She blinked with surprise. “Of course. Why would you ask a silly question like—”
    She jumped at the sudden pounding on the door. “Who could that be? The only people who come over are Uri and Rachel.” Naomi cinched her robe tighter as she padded toward the door.
    He grabbed her hand. “Don’t.”
    She laughed. “What’s wrong with you today? You’re so jumpy.”
    “I’ll get it,” he said.
    She shook her head as he frantically threw on a pair of jeans. “You act like we live in the middle of the most dangerous neighborhood in Houston.”
    He ran to the front door and swung it open. His jaw tensed and his hands curled into fists.
    “Bro!” Jeremy