"As long as you let me," I told her.
We wiggled around and got the covers over us. She snuggled back up into my arms and in ten minutes her eyes closed and she was gone. I stayed awake for a while, just reveling in the feel of the naked angel in my arms. I watched her sleep, the moonlight playing over her gorgeous features, feeling my heart swelling with the powerful emotions she stirred in me. They were emotions that I thought I'd likely never feel again. I wondered what Cybill would have thought of Dara. I was pretty sure she would have loved her. I knew I did. I kissed her forehead and drifted off, holding her close as wonderful dreams filled my mind.
That was the beginning of something that grew and became my life. Dara practically lived with me through the summer until school starte
