It was already 2 in the morning when Olivia felt someone beside her on the bed.
"Hey, did I wake you?"
Even in the dark, she knew it was Elise who owned that voice and the vanilla scent emanating from her body.
"Why are you here?" she groggily asked, making space for Elise on the bed.
"I-I'm scared in my room. The dogs outside wouldn't stop howling."
They lay still as they listened to their surroundings. Sure enough, there were several sounds made by the dogs on the street, and Olivia understood why Elise was acting like that.
They snuggled underneath Olivia's blanket, and the latter automatically felt a burning sensation in her stomach as Elise's smooth skin touched her arm.
"Go back to sleep, Miss Fabien. I'm sorry if I woke you," Elise whispered. Her voice floated in the dark. Ol
