Rewinding My Reaper Boyfriend
"With what? Another name? What do you give up next? Your ability to drive? Your ability to speak?"
Cale turned off the tap. He stood with his back to Elion, hands gripping the edge of the porcelain sink.
"If it keeps you breathing," Cale whispered, "I will give it up."
"I don't want you to be a husk, Cale."
"Better a husk than a widower."
Cale turned around. He dried his hands on a towel.
"We are staying," Cale stated. It wasn't a suggestion. It was the Reaper speaking. Definitive. Absolute. "The outside world has too many variables. Here, I can control the environment."