Maya woke up lying on her back with Dustin’s head on her stomach and his arms around her waist. She brushed his hair away from his forehead, and his soft blue eyes lazily opened. “Good morning,” she whispered to him. He gave her a half smile, “Good morning.” She played with his hair as they both lay there thinking about last night. “Dustin, are you okay?” Dustin pushed himself up on one elbow to look at her. His free hand ran up and down her leg, sending shivers through her body. “No, I don’t understand why you won’t tell me who this guy is that you’re dreaming about every night while you’re in my arms. It makes me wonder about a lot of things, but it doesn’t change the way I feel about you, so I’m going to try and move past it.”
Maya felt bad about keeping this secret from him, but it w
