(Cassidy)
I stayed where I was after Dane rested his chin against the top of my head. His arm remained around me, and I could feel some of the tension leaving him little by little. It wasn't gone, but it wasn't as heavy as it had been earlier. I was glad to see it.
Neither of us spoke for a while. The quiet wasn't uncomfortable anymore. We'd reached the point where we didn't always need words. Sometimes being together was enough.
I listened to the sounds outside the house. A motorcycle started somewhere down the street before fading into the distance. One of the brothers walked across the front yard a few moments later. Knowing they were out there didn't bother me as much as I thought it would.
Dane's breathing became slower against my hair. I smiled to myself because I knew what that
