I knew she wasn't asleep. Even with her back against my chest , I could tell. When Maya slept she did this cute little snore thing. " Why are you not sleeping ?" I whispered. I heard her take a small intake of breath , like a mini gasp. " I can hear my heart beating like crazy, it's that beating that fast. I can't sleep " she admits. " Are you scared of getting in trouble for sneaking out ? " she shakes her head against my chest. The movement wafted her hair and the smell of her shampoo wafted into my nose. " No, not that" she tells me. Dipping my head a little , I tried to slyly get another whiff. It was like coconuts and vanilla.
" Then what ? " I asked , sounding back intoxicated. But this time, not because of the booze , I was slowly sobering up from earlier. " You " she said so qui
