This day seemed particularly long.
Sleeping on the same bed, the man reached out and held her in his arms, his chin gently resting on the top of her head, his hands wrapped around her waist in an intimate manner.
"Let's not argue or be temperamental from now on... Let's just live well like this, okay?"
He deeply understood how hard-earned the current happiness was.
How difficult it was to enter her heart; he missed one chance, almost risked his life, just to have her open up again.
So difficult, he didn't think he could do it a second time.
Iris Harris thought of Alex Hawk in the hospital, pained, and her heart slightly tightened. Once emotions took the wrong path, how much suffering would they endure in the future? She had experienced and seen it, making her cherish it all the more.
"Let's sleep."
She gently rested her face against his chest, listened to his steady heartbeat, and closed her eyes.
...
Sophia Sutton woke up a week later.
