Her hand rested on his chest, tracing the fine lines of his muscles, almost absentmindedly. Julian stirred beside her, his breath deep and steady. Lexi allowed herself a moment to just breathe in his presence.
The tranquility was short-lived.
Julian's phone, lying on the nightstand beside the bed, buzzed violently, cutting through the quiet of the room. The ringtone was sharp and insistent, echoing in the stillness. He groaned, running a hand through his messy hair, clearly reluctant to disrupt the moment they had found.
Lexi didn’t move, though. She remained still, eyes half-closed as she listened to the vibrations of the phone. Julian sighed heavily, reaching over to answer it without glancing at her.
"Yeah?" His voice was low, terse, betraying no emotion.
Lexi heard a muffled voic
