I slide onto the sofa next to her and pull her against myself, putting an arm around her. I need to touch her. I grab the remote control for the television from the sofa beside us and quickly flick the TV on to the news. I check the headlines before turning my head towards Aurora.

"Is there anything else I can get you? You aren't hungry or anything?"

"No, thank you." Aurora grins at me before looking back at the television.

"Will you stay?" I ask, and I can hear an ...