A MORNING WORTH REMEMBERING
Glande's POV
The first thing I became aware of was warmth.
Not the warmth of the thick hotel blanket.
Not the sunlight filtering through the curtains.
It was something steadier.
Safer.
My eyes remained closed as I breathed slowly, trying to remember where I was.
Then I heard it.
A heartbeat.
Slow.
Steady.
My heart skipped.
I slowly opened my eyes.
For a brief second, confusion clouded my mind.
Then everything from the previous evening came rushing back.
The flight.
The hotel.
Dinner together.
His hidden connecting door.
Our kisses.
Falling asleep in each other's arms.
I was still there.
Still resting against Alex's chest.
One of his arms remained securely around my waist, while my hand rested over his heart.
Sometime during the night, w
