Head buried in something soft that smelled like strawberries, I curled my arm around a hard pillow and pulled it closer to my body.
It stirred in my arms, cuddling closer to me and whining softly, “What time is it?”
I slowly blinked my eyes open to see Sierra drifting in and out of sleep beside me. My body stiffened, eyes widening slightly. Had we fallen asleep together last night? I pulled myself away from her, sat up, and ran a hand through my hair.
I hadn’t woken up next to a woman in years.
After sliding out of the bed as quietly as I could—because I planned not to wake her this morning—I hopped into the shower to make sense of what had happened last night. I had been completely in my right mind, but I … felt like I hadn’t been. I’d let my emotions take control.
Once I finished an
