When Laney woke, it was a few minutes past noon - and Zach was gone.

She knew he'd been there, for a while at least. Somewhere in the early morning hours she'd woken to use the bathroom. When she'd crawled under the covers afterward, he'd immediately pulled her back into his arms without really waking. He hadn't had any nightmares either - or if he had, they hadn't woken her. Then again, that could just be because he'd been too exhausted to dream. She'd picked up from Anna ...