Chapter 21

Alex

I wake up fucking boiling hot but surrounded by the most incredible scent and it doesn’t take me long to realize the reason why. Emma is sleeping on top of me, her legs to either side of my body with her head tucked under my chin, and it’s the best fucking feeling in the world. She slept on me like this in the hospital after the attack and it felt incredible then but it feels even better now.

Maybe it’s because of how much we have progressed since then or maybe it’s because I don’t try to deny how I feel about her anymore. I love her and I love her sleeping on me like this and if I had my way it’s where she would sleep every night. It’s where she belongs as far as I’m concerned.

She stirs in her sleep and her hand finds its way to my hair and she starts to play with my hair in her sleep. Somehow I find myself gently rubbing circles on her back and she hums out in her sleep and fuck I can’t help but find it cute and I’d be lying if I said I didn’t find h