Dominic Pauls' message vault to Summer Cooper: That hug you gave me when I was twelve and you were ten? It was the first time I cried. Looking back, just seeing you was enough for the tears to start falling. I guess you’ve always been my safe place. Yours, Nic. --- 29. His safe place. Dominic. Summer stirs in the seat next to me, her pretty eyes lazily opening as she tries to shake off her drowsiness. "Did I fall asleep?" "Mmm…" I nod, smiling at her while I drive. She blinks, her eyes fall on me and I look back at the road. I don’t know what she’s thinking, but I can feel her staring at me for long minutes. Of course, her gaze warms me from the inside, but it also makes me feel clumsy, so I veer off the road a little, which makes her laugh. "It’s so weird to see you like this…"

