More time passed as they sat in the chairs that were placed in front of the stove. Both of them were sufficiently warm, inside and out, but they persisted in sitting up in front of the heat.
It was odd because they both wanted desperately to lay down on the table and rest, but neither wanted to claim the spot first.
Adam reasoned with himself that it was because he didn’t want to make Terrie feel uncomfortable having to lie next to him. He remembered what she said about not wanting to harm him if she laid next to him, but she already spent time lying intimately tucked against him and if she asked him, he’d tell her honestly she hadn’t caused any harm. If anything, lying next to her helped him in so many different ways.
Even still, since he wasn’t comfortable enough to just ask her about
