Theo lay awake, unable to relax. Aria slept peacefully in his arms. After the doctor’s assurance that everything was all right, she had virtually collapsed, totally spent. It only highlighted just how worried she had been. As far as their first official public appearance together went, he had hoped for less drama. It was clear one public declaration of his devotion wasn’t enough. Aria was absolutely correct; there could be no repeats of tonight.
Careful not to disturb her, Theo rolled onto his back and managed to reach his phone before rolling back to spoon her again. Ruger and Remington whined at the disturbance, but Aria remained asleep. Tapping a contact, he listened to the ringtone, confident the person he was calling would be awake even at such a late hour.
“I thought you'd be aslee
