Rose
I don’t know how long I slept, but it felt like the best sleep I had ever had. Deep, dreamless, peaceful. When I woke up I had this moment of panic, thinking it had only been a dream, that when I was fully awake I would find myself back on my rock-hard futon in Texas, and when I stretched out my arms I would be alone. The fear of losing it all again was so real that my heart began to pound against my ribs and I was afraid to move.
But before I could reach out, cool arms wrapped around me and pulled me tight against a rock-hard chest. “It’s okay my love,” he murmured in my ear. “You are safe, you are home.” He kissed the back of my neck and sent shivers running down my spine. “I can feel your fear, Rose. I can hear your heart beat.”
I sighed and relaxed into his embrace. T
