The next morning, I was the first one to wake. The state I was in wasn’t new to me, but it perhaps would be new for Neil if he just opened his eyes and saw it. My one arm had completely fallen asleep; it was the arm which was supporting Neil’s head and was keeping him close so that he had his cheeks pressed against my breast. His arms were completely wrapped around me; one of them going under me and the other draped heavily around my waist. Our legs were an entangled heap with one leg of his between both of mine. And then there was his morning wood, pressing against my thigh, and it made me blush. Man, I had definitely missed these times. With my heart pounding in my ears, I let my free arm cup one side of his face, and then I leaned in to place a soft kiss on his forehead. It was hard

