Chapter 48: I Sound Like A Sap

I slide onto the sofa next to her and pull her against myself, putting an arm around her. I need to touch her. I grab the remote control for the television from the sofa beside us and quickly flick the TV on to the news. I check the headlines before turning my head towards Aurora.

"Is there anything else I can get you? You aren't hungry or anything?"

"No, thank you." Aurora grins at me before looking back at the television.

"Will you stay?" I ask, and I can hear an urgency in my voice that I don't recognise.

Before meeting Aurora, I had rules for everything from work to dating and from dating to dealing with my family. I'd never allowed any of the women I dated to stay the night in this apartment until I met Aurora a few nights ago.

But one of the things I like most about being with Aurora is waking up with her in the morning, her hair spread out on my pillow with a smile on her face as she dreams.

I sound like a sap.

Ayden would laugh at me. He'd enjoy this.

"Sure."