Thea
I woke again but this time in a different bed, wrapped in Luke’s arms. My head was resting on his bare chest. I held my breath but quickly realised I wasn’t undressed. My shoulder had stopped throbbing and I could see underneath the dressing it had healed.
I remembered back to the medical bay, when as the little girl started to wake I was overcome with tiredness. “Rupa how are you feeling?” I hadn’t been aware of her when I woke up. “Tired, stay with mate. He helps.”
I didn’t need any excuse to snuggle back into Luke’s chest but my movement must have woken up as he stirred. I froze, not wanting him to leave but worried he was still apprehensive.
He chuckled in my ear. How I had missed his laugh. “You don’t need to pretend, I’m not planning on moving anytime soon.” He kissed my
