Carrie blinked, her eyes open at the tail end of a dream. She sat up and looked all around her. Maverick was sleeping next to her, and the cabin was dark. She closed her eyes to remember what she had dreamt, but she couldn’t remember. She was sure she was calling out to someone. She lay back, and Maverick threw his arm over in his sleep.
She immediately felt safe with him holding her close. She snuggled into him as she closed her eyes, and fell back to sleep.
In the morning, she woke up with Dane on her mind. They had to find a way to make him help them. And the only way to do that was to talk to him. Carrie moved to get out of bed, but Maverick held her against him. He moaned as he blinked his eyes open.
“Where are you going?” he asked, nuzzling her neck.
“To get ready. We have to
