Tessa woke before sunrise.For a few seconds she simply lay there, staring at the ceiling.Everything felt... quiet. Not awkward or heavy anymore. Just peaceful.She turned her head and her eyes caught Raymond snoring softly beside her, one arm thrown over her waist, his face buried halfway into the pillow.A smile tugged at her lips.She had never understood how someone who looked so intimidating awake could somehow look so harmless when he slept.Carefully, she lifted his arm.The moment she moved, his grip tightened instinctively.She laughed under her breath."Seriously?"He didn't answer.His brows only twitched before he pulled her even closer without opening his eyes.She shook her head."You are impossible."After another gentle attempt, she finally slipped free.Raymond let out a sleepy sigh but didn't wake.Tessa stood there for a second, simply watching him.Who would have thought?The same man who once drove her crazy was now the person she couldn't imagine waking up withou
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