Alexa wraps her arms around his neck and rests her head against his shoulder. She feels safe wrapped up in his embrace, like nothing bad could ever happen if she was right there with him.

The two of them stay like that for a little while until Daniel pulls away from her. He looks down at her with a loving gaze, admiring her features. His breath hitches when he notices that her lips are swollen and slightly red. He swallows harshly, trying to fight off the butterflies that began fluttering inside his stomach when he noticed that.

A smirk forms on his lips as he takes his hand slowly reaching...