(Noah)
By the time we finally slowed down, the apartment had gone quiet again.
Reese stayed beside me with her head resting against my chest while I ran my hand gently across her back. Neither of us felt any need to speak. There wasn't much left to say. The silence between us felt easy.
After a while she smiled.
"My feet don't hurt anymore."
I laughed.
"I had a feeling you'd forget about them."
"I wasn't expecting that."
"I'm glad I could help."
She smiled and settled against me again. We stayed there for a while, listening to the quiet around us. Neither of us seemed to be in any hurry to move. For the first time in a long time, everything felt simple.
The sunlight coming through the windows reminded us the morning wasn't waiting for us.
"We should probably get up," Reese said.
