A Letter

VALERIC blinked at her, clueless about what to do or say. "Well… I really won't leave you. I'll be here, even when you-"

"No." Stella shook her head and tightened her hold on him. The fear in her blue eyes was burning like nothing he'd ever seen before, not even when he brought her back to his home for the first time. 

"Alright." He turned and walked to the sofa. He sat down with her rested on his lap, and began to subconsciously pat her on the back, unintentionally comforting her all too warmly. 

She unconsciously melted into it and eventually ended up falling asleep on the sofa with him.  

…..

The early morning light filtered softly through the curtains, pouring a tender glow over the bedroom.