Parker groaned as he woke. His neck was stiff and his arm was numb. Once he managed to get his eyes open, he discovered the reason for both. Talia was asleep on his arm and he’d been sleeping sitting up on Dianna’s couch.

     He took a breath and let his head fall back to the back of the couch. He’d gladly sleep sitting up if it meant waking up with Talia beside him. It was too early to say he was in love, but he had to at least acknowledge that he’d never felt this way about anyone else in his life. He thought he’d been in love before, but...