" John’s voice cracked when he answered, and she could hear the pain seeping in no matter how hard he tried to cover it. “What if I lose focus? What if I lose you?” he asked.
Katelyn framed his face with her hands and kissed him softly. “You won’t,” she said against his lips. “You won’t lose me.”
He just wrapped himself around her, kissing her with his drugging kisses. "

― Lori Ryan , Promise and Protect (Heroes of Evers, Texas, #2)