He came back over to her and kneeled. "I never stopped trusting you, babe," he whispered. "And I never will."
She felt her heart leap up into her throat, and she pulled him down for a kiss, whispering an "I love you" to him before watching him crawl into bed.
Smiling happily, she closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep.
**
The next morning, she yawned, stretching and looking around as light poured in through the window. Grumbling, she slid out of bed and glanced at her boyfriend and their friends, seeing that they were still asleep.
Alec was practically still in the same position that he fell asleep in, and she giggled as she pulled the curtain closed. Erin and Dexter were snuggled up to each other adorably, her boyfriend's arm over her, and her nose nuzzling his chest.
"So cute," s
