Daniel's soft voice soothed Bella's restless heart. She could not help but listen to his words, obediently closed her eyes.

She was on the car for hours last night. In the car she had been so worried about missing her flight this morning that it was a small relief to make it now.

She closed her eyes and sniffed the faint smell of tobacco on Daniel as she fell into a shallow sleep. But her brow had been frowning. It seemed that sleep was not stable.

When Daniel closed his eyes, his face softened and his eyes were filled with worry.

As she fell asleep soundly, he whispered, "May I...