He seemed satisfied with my responses and I felt myself relax into his arms some more. My head resting against his chest I could hear the slow steady thump-bump of his heart and I smiled as his arms pulled me into him gently in a protective manner. Both of us sat quietly as we went through some scenarios in our minds. I was curious to know how similar to mine his were but I didn't want to disrupt the peace that had settled upon us.

The morning had a feeling of laziness about it and I could have happily stayed curled up on Stefan's lap. If he had kept running...