Chapter 68: Aftermath, Part 2

My heart rate sped up, and I slid over on the bed to make room for him. He settled beside me with one hand tucked behind his head, and then he hesitated with his other hand, as if unsure where to place it.

"I don't want to hurt you," he said.

I took his hand and placed it on my side, right below my ribs. "There is good."

We lay facing each other - or rather, I was facing his chest; he was so much taller than me that if he were eye level, his feet would hang off the bed. "Everything okay with Abby?"

I nodded. "She remembers her part in everything, but she didn't have any control over her mind or actions." I snuggled up to him. "Will you stay with me tonight? I don't want to be alone."

"There's not a force on this earth that could make me leave you here alone." He flexed his hand against my side, drawing me closer.