Married By Contract
“She had no idea where she was or what was happening, but her heart was racing frantically, and she could barely take a full breath. She sat up abruptly, trying to figure out why the sheets felt wrong and didn’t smell like the lavender she laundered hers with.
It was a full minute before she realized she was in Nick’s bedroom and remembered the events of the evening before. With a gasp, she turned to peer at Nick in the dark to make sure he was still all right.
“D’you have a bad dream?” he asked... huskily, evidently woken by her motion.
“No. I don’t know. I just woke up scared. Are you okay?”
“I’m fine. I don’t even have a concussion, remember? It’s only three in the morning. Come back to sleep.” He reached out to draw her back down beside him.
She huddled beside him, trying to settle her pulse and breathing. “Sorry. I don’t know what happened. Maybe I was dreaming.”
“You don’t have to be scared,” he murmured, wrapping both arms around her the way he had when they’d gone to bed.MoreLess
It was a full minute before she realized she was in Nick’s bedroom and remembered the events of the evening before. With a gasp, she turned to peer at Nick in the dark to make sure he was still all right.
“D’you have a bad dream?” he asked... huskily, evidently woken by her motion.
“No. I don’t know. I just woke up scared. Are you okay?”
“I’m fine. I don’t even have a concussion, remember? It’s only three in the morning. Come back to sleep.” He reached out to draw her back down beside him.
She huddled beside him, trying to settle her pulse and breathing. “Sorry. I don’t know what happened. Maybe I was dreaming.”
“You don’t have to be scared,” he murmured, wrapping both arms around her the way he had when they’d gone to bed.MoreLess
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