Sophia’s POV
The world came back slowly.
Like waking up from something warm and weightless.
I was still leaning against him, my head resting lightly on his chest, his arm wrapped around me.
His heartbeat was steady.
Calm.
Completely different from mine.
Which was still trying to remember how to behave.
For a while, neither of us spoke.
And then…
It hit me.
A quiet, sharp realization that slipped into my thoughts like a drop of cold water.
I froze slightly.
“Colton…”
“Hm?”
I lifted my head slowly.
“We didn’t…”
He looked at me.
And then he understood.
“Oh.”
Silence.
Not awkward.
But aware.
“I didn’t think…” I started.
“Neither did I,” he admitted.
I sat up slightly, running a hand through my hair.
Okay.
Okay.
Don’t panic.
Think.
He sat up too, his expression cal
