Nate's POV
Blinking awake at the rays of sunlight that filtered through the curtains, I felt the remnants of sleep and the warmth of Maddy beside me.
Last night came flooding back as I stared at her sleeping face.
Last night had been… ours. Not just the proposal — though that had been perfect in its own chaotic way — but everything after. The closeness, the trust, the intimacy. Her hair splayed across the pillow, chest rising and falling in rhythm with my own heartbeat.
I let out a slow breath and traced the line of her jaw with my thumb. God, she belonged here. Not just in my apartment, not just in my life — but in this quiet, unspoken corner of my world that had once felt impossibly lonely.
It was all supposed to be temporary, nothing serious. But, now? I could not imagi
