Dead of Winter (The Rift book Ii)
“The thick layer of clouds hovering overhead parted ever so slightly, allowing a single beam of sunlight to shine through.
“It’s beautiful,’ said the young woman beside him.
He nodded. “It is.” His heart raced as she rested her head on his shoulder. He snuck his hand behind her back and slid his fingers through her hair. After so many weeks without bathing it had the consistency of overcooked pasta. He didn’t care. That she was there with him, that she listened to his fears and calmed his frazzl...ed nerves, was all that counted.
She turned her eyes, deep brown and somber, to him. “What do you think’s happening out there?” she asked.
“Out where?”
“In the real world,” she said, pointing somewhere above the surrounding trees.
He shrugged. “Don’t know. Don’t care either, really.”
“Why not?” she asked with a frown.
He pulled her in close. “Honestly, Jess? I got everything I need right here. I don’t even care that you smell like old pizza. Actually, now that I think about it, that might be the best part of all.”MoreLess
“It’s beautiful,’ said the young woman beside him.
He nodded. “It is.” His heart raced as she rested her head on his shoulder. He snuck his hand behind her back and slid his fingers through her hair. After so many weeks without bathing it had the consistency of overcooked pasta. He didn’t care. That she was there with him, that she listened to his fears and calmed his frazzl...ed nerves, was all that counted.
She turned her eyes, deep brown and somber, to him. “What do you think’s happening out there?” she asked.
“Out where?”
“In the real world,” she said, pointing somewhere above the surrounding trees.
He shrugged. “Don’t know. Don’t care either, really.”
“Why not?” she asked with a frown.
He pulled her in close. “Honestly, Jess? I got everything I need right here. I don’t even care that you smell like old pizza. Actually, now that I think about it, that might be the best part of all.”MoreLess
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