Houston, still laughing, snuggled against him as he carried her toward the stairs.
“No sir,” Kane said, “Ain’t nothin’ separatin’ us. Not other ladies or kids of mine that she don’t know about or the hangman. I guess that’s why I love her so much. Ain’t that right, Houston?”
Houston looked up at him with stars in her eyes.
He put his head toward hers and whispered so the others can’t hear. “When I get you upstairs, you’re gonna explain to me what a ‘muscle showdown’ is. And don’t you start laughin’ again. Houston!”