Anna cried a little in Jack’s shirt before he tilted her chin up to his face.

Smiling, he whispered, “Anna, you know I would never leave if you didn’t want me to. I just, didn’t know whether you wanted me to or not.”

Anna nodded, “Well rest assured that I want you to stay. I need you, to stay.

After both of them brushed their teeth, they got in bed. After a few light kisses around the mouth, they fell asleep. It made Anna happy how quickly she fell asleep, just because she felt so much safer.

However, even with Jack being there, it didn’t prevent her from waking up in the middle of the night. This time was different however. She didn’t wake up from a nightmare, but rather from a longing. A passionate desire that she hadn’t felt in months. Even when she had felt it before, it had never been this strong.

She sat up very much awake, and looked at Jack. His hair was a little messed up, and his tan, bare chest rose and fell as he breathed. Anna found her heart pace quickening as she stared.