Chapter 16: Kiss

They laid on the couch as they drifted to sleep. But, Jilly had awoken and dressed while Cayne was still naked and sleeping on her arm as a pillow. He slept like a baby, cuddled to her as it was a comfort spot for him.

“Wake up, Isa.” Jilly tried to wake him up as her fingers played with his hair. She had been thinking and finally found something that might work. It was not guaranteed, but it would be worth the try.

“Hmm…” He was slowly woken up as he felt her hands playing with his hair. It felt nice and too nice for him to end it, but he should or she would get mad. He just knew it. So, he opened his eyes and searched for her eyes. It was calming for this moment. He had no worries then, even though death was right in front of his eyes.

“I’m going to cook something for you to fill in your stomach before you leave.”