“Haidyn?” she whispers, her eyes remaining closed. “Yeah, doll face. It’s me,” I tell her, my thumb running over her bottom lip. She gives me a faint smile, then she does something I don’t expect. She moves closer, pressing her soft body into mine and draping her left arm over my side and her left leg over my hip. It makes me tense for just a second before I melt into her warm embrace.
