Vladimir lightly growled behind me, leaning forward to kiss the back of my shoulder again, and somehow I felt in that kiss that he wasn't ever let me cry myself to sleep or fall asleep drunk in the back yard ever again.

A beeping sound sang out around us, silencing all of us as Vladimir reached over and tapped a button on his phone, quieting the obnoxious sound. The rythm of the beeping matched my instant nervous heartbeat and I knew that was an alarm to tell us it was time to part ways. A huge knot formed in my throat and for a split second, I wasn't sure if...