Layla
I couldn’t remember the last time I slept so soundly.
My body was sunk well into the mattress and I was graciously surrounded by the fluffy warmth of the blankets...And something else.
What the hell is that? An arm? Oh, wait...
It gradually began to register in my mind that I hadn’t gone to bed last night. After Aldo and I had spoken in his office, I’d agreed to stay in our bedroom. It wasn’t as though anything majorly significant had occurred.
We both got ready for bed and the moment my head hit the pillow, I’d fallen right to sleep. Sometime in the middle of the night, I must have swiveled closer to Aldo. Not only was his arm wrapped around my waist, I was practically under him.
Safe. Secure. I wanted to stay there for the foreseeable future.
My cheeks flushed while a
