Rosemary
As we lay together afterward, the room cloaked in a serene silence, I couldn’t help but let my thoughts wander. My head rested against Ethan’s chest, the steady rhythm of his heartbeat grounding me in a way I hadn’t thought possible. His arms were wrapped securely around me, his warmth enveloping me, creating a cocoon where the chaos of the outside world couldn’t touch us.
And then, I noticed it, something subtle, something new. It wasn’t the sound of his heartbeat or the rise and fall of his chest. It was a feeling, faint but undeniable, stirring in the back of my mind. A warmth that wasn’t mine. A quiet hum of emotion that didn’t belong to me, but to him.
“This is so weird,” I murmured, the words slipping out before I could think to hold them back. My voice was soft, almost h
