Chapter Seven: Long, Slow Night:

We lay in bed together. I don’t know what time it was, but the sun hadn’t come up yet. I turn my head.

“Are you happy?” I asked.

“Yes,” he says. “Are you?” I break into a little smile. I love nights like this. We don’t really have to go anywhere. It’s just him and me. He kisses me on the forehead. I giggle and nuzzle him on the neck.

“Can every night be like this?” I ask.

“Hm?” he asks. I shake my head.

“It’s nothing,” I say at last. Mosh plays with my chin as I rest my head on his arm.

“I don’t have anything else to say,” I murmur.

“Me neither,” he says. I put my arm around his strong body.

“Can we just stay like this until morning?” I ask. Mosh rubs my shoulder.

“Sure,” he says. I kiss him on the cheek.

“I love you,” I whisper.

“I love you too,” he says. I smile as I close my eyes and drift off to sleep.