After a while, I fell back asleep, feeling safe in Zach's arms. He stayed wrapped around me for awhile, stroking my hair softly as he slept on.

Eventually I stopped breathing and he gently put his hand on my chest, listening for my heart beat, and feeling relieved when I gave no response.

After a few hours he finally got tired of watching me sleep and decided that he needed to go take a shower before we left tomorrow morning. When he finished and exited the bathroom, I slowly turned over, staring up at him.

"Don't leave." I said quietly, trying to avoid waking him up.

"I have to go...