“This bump is going to last awhile. Here, feel this.” “What?” He fished around for her hand, then brought it to the back of his head. “I have a huge bump back here. No wonder I have such a headache.” He did, indeed, have an impressive bump on his scalp, but Cress could think only of the softness of his hair and the way she was practically lying on top of him. She blushed. “Yes. Right. You should probably, um…” She had no idea what he should probably do. Kiss her, she thought. Isn’t that what people did after they survived thrilling, near-death experiences together?

