Chapter 149 Taking the first step

***Hazel***

I don’t move. Not right away.

I stay exactly where he put me, sitting on his lap, his arm still wrapped around my waist like if he lets go for even a second something might take me from him.

It doesn’t feel suffocating. It feels… steady. Grounding. Safe.

The tablet rests between us, angled so I can see everything clearly, his hand occasionally brushing mine as he scrolls through the ho