Lita stretched in her bed and then froze at the feeling of being encapsulated in a pair of strong arms.
“Stop moving. I’m not ready to get up,” Diarmid’s voice was warm at her neck.
“You stayed in my bed all night?”
“It’s just coming on six-thirty. Your dad still isn’t home. Relax.” His arms were around tight around her body and she was tucked into his body.
She realized not only was he wrapped completely around her but she had her leg through his and her arm was draped over his hip. She was hugging him as tightly as he was gripping her. Her head was tucked onto his bicep curled against his chest. His heart thudded near her ear in slow rhythmic beats and she realized he was relaxed and comfortable where he was. Her heart was not as steady and thrummed frantically given she had just wo
