Bonds Of The Heart Page 14

  “Wait, one minute…” Remembering, Blake turned back to his brother’s truck and let Erika’s hands go.

  She watched him pull something from around the mirror of the truck where his brother’s dog tags were hung.

  Blake took her hand in his, palm up. He let the chain fall first as he placed her father’s dog tags in her hand. Her filled eyes spilled over with tears. She turned the dog tags over in her hand, closed her fingers, and brought them to her heart. She kissed them and put them around her neck.

  “You found them…” Her voice trembled.

  “You had them in your hand when I pulled you from the Jeep. When I saw that you dropped them I went back for them.” He shrugged.

  “You risked your life for me, for these.”

  She took his hand. The sound of ‘I Drive Your Truck’ danced in the air and it reminded her of Blake and his brother.

  “I love you Blake. I should have told you before. There’s nowhere else I’d rather be than here with you.” She stepped forward and pressed her mouth lightly to his. “And Robbie.”