*Eliza*

A comfortable silence settled over us. My heart raced in my chest; my skin hummed in the warmth of Jared’s coat. Just being close to him, I felt so alive and awake.

He tightened his arm around me, squeezing me a little closer.

I smiled and felt my cheeks warm. I didn’t know what he was doing there or why he’d come after me, but I was just glad he had.

“It is nice to sit here with you and just… be still, for once,” I muttered.

Jared ...