My heartbeat struck beneath his palm.
“The dream,” he murmured.
“What about it?”
“This.”
His fingers spread.
“I felt your heart.”
I covered his hand with mine.
“You have it.”
Noah shifted until his head rested near my shoulder.
His injured arm remained supported between us.
“Don’t leave before I wake.”
“I won’t.”
“Promise.”
“I promise.”
His breathing slowed.
A few minutes later, he whispered, “Cal?”
“Yes?”
“I’m glad the date was new.”
“So am I.”
“It means I can miss it later without borrowing the feeling.”
My throat tightened.
“Then we’ll make more.”
He fell asleep with his hand over my heart.
Chapter 16
REID
I woke before the alarm with Noah wrapped around me.
His right leg lay across mine.
His forehead rested beneath my chin.
One hand was tucked inside the hem of my shirt, palm warm against my stomach.
The brace on his left arm pressed awkwardly between us, but he had found a position that kept the injured limb supported.
