Hearing his voice only made me cry harder and cling tighter. “It happened again.” “You had another nightmare?” “It felt so real this time.” Nodding, I trembled violently. “Please don’t leave me.” A tremor racked through his big body, and I slowly felt him relax on my mattress. “I’m not leaving, Liz.” His arm came around me, and then his lips were on my ear. “I’m staying.” Two words that meant more coming from him than any declarations of love or promises of forever. Just to stay—that’s all I needed. And he was giving it to me.
