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Cautious.
Careful.
I can’t risk waking up.
Not yet.
I need a little more time with her. One second isn’t enough.
I’ll have to wake up eventually. Return to a world where my son’s heart is shattered into a million pieces. Return to a world where Nova isn’t there to call. To come running to me.
I take another dazed step.
Nova doesn’t move. Her head tips up so she can meet my eyes.
“Nova.” Her name on my lips is a sound of relief. Of gratitude. Of longing.
I wrap my arms around her and pull her into my chest. She snakes her arms around my neck and lets me lean on her.
My Nova.
My everything.
She’s here.
CHAPTER17
THE DREAM CATCHER
NOVA
Adam’s breathfans across my skin. His unruly hair tickles the underside of my jaw and brings the fragrance of his body wash.
I stroke the back of his neck, my arm encircling his shoulder as he rests on my chest. My body is sinking even deeper into the mattress thanks to half of Adam’s weight pressing me down.
It’s hot. I’m still wearing my long-sleeved sweater and jeans, and the fabric is sticking to my skin.
Even if I wanted to move, I’m trapped. Adam’s hands are clasped around my waist like he’s grasping for comfort.
I inhale a deep breath and release it through my mouth. Holding him like this sends my mind into overdrive.
I missed this.
His scent.
His presence.
We were only together romantically for a short time, but we were working together, supporting each other, looking out for each other for seven years.
Leaving him behind took more out of me than I’d been prepared to give up. I couldn’t get myself to forget him, despite trying my very hardest to look to the future rather than the past.
All that effort and I still failed.
As someone who prides herself on excellence, effort and perfection, it’s shameful. I’m more than capable of being alone. Why should one man consume me like this? Why should I give up control when I fought so hard to be independent?
I shake my head and pick at my sweater. It was a really bad idea to wear long-sleeves and then slip under the covers with Adam. The heat is almost unbearable. I’m going to sweat out of every pore.
Trying to find a little relief from my homemade sauna, I wiggle away from Adam so I can push the blanket off. But Adam, thinking I’m trying to leave, muscles an arm around my waist and drags me closer in his sleep.
