Book 2: Chapter 20

Once we are laying down and have had an opportunity to calm down, Rocco pulls me close so we can let our bodies become tangled together.

“Okay, Rocco. No more stalling. What happened today? What was the emergency on the fifth floor? Why did we get sent home?” I ask, brushing my fingers across his cheek and jaw.

He sighs and looks past me. He closes his eyes for a long second before he looks bac