The next morning, Adrian woke up with Elena curled against his chest. For a moment, he simply lay there, staring at the ceiling. A week ago, he would have immediately untangled himself and escaped to the gym before she woke up. Now?
He found himself reluctant to move. Carefully, brushed a strand of hair away from her face. She looked peaceful. Too peaceful. And for some reason, that made smile. Then reality returned.
Vanessa. The company. Yesterday. The confrontation. The confusion he had been carrying all day. With a sigh, Adrian carefully slipped out of bed and headed to the gym.
A few minutes later, Elena woke up. The first thing she noticed was the empty space beside her. The second was that his side of his bed was still warm. A smile tugged at her lips. He couldn’t have left long a
