Fun Fact: I shared this excerpt with my daughter. She declared me ‘The Best Funniest Writer.’ Just so you know, that’s a major award that’s rarely, um, awarded by eleven-year-olds. Go me!  

She frowned, nodding her head once as she said, “New plan.”

“New plan?” When was there an old plan?

She turned toward him and squared her shoulders. “Eliminate the what ifs.”

He’d years of experience eliminating a multitude of things. Although he’d no clue what an ‘ifs’ was, he’d reduce it to ashes for her.

“Come on.” She took determined strides toward the back of the sea cave, heading for the entrance into the Bale. “We’re gonna meet this elephant head on.”

“Elephant? What happen to the ifs?”

“Two birds, one stone, Kin.”

That made… no sense. Mathematically or figuratively.

But look at him anyway. He was practically tripping over his own feet to avoid stepping on her heels. All so that he could stay close to her and protect her from ifs, elephants, birds, and—

Nope.

He couldn’t taken it any longer.

Zipping in front of her, he blocked the entrance into the Bale. “What exactly are we doing?”

She opened her mouth to answer, but he cut her off.

“No more human phrases.” Truly, they were nonsensical. “Just point at what you want me to kill.”

Her tender smile lit up her eyes and stole his breath.

Stole? No. His breath. His heart. He gave it all to her...
 

Slow & Steady: Chapter Fifteen is now available!