Ripley's POV

The sun laid a soft blanket of warmth across her as morning broke.

Ripley stirred in the sheets, thankful to greet another day.

Jake was already awake, watching her as she broke from the hold of sleep.

There was a soft smile on his face and something hungry in his eyes.

Ripley had taken to sleeping in Jake's t shirts every night. Something about being enveloped in the smell of him, even as she laid by his side, brought her infinite ...