Stella

It was one a.m. when I woke up, unable to fall back asleep. Mac was sleeping—which surprised me very much. Mac never slept. His chest was slowly rising as he breathed and I could hear him snore. I chuckled silently and watched him sleep for a few minutes. He finally seemed so at peace, so comfortable, so calm. I was sure he wouldn't sleep due to everything that had happened today. I guess some comfort on my part had helped him.

I looked up to see if any movements were done by Claire—unfortunately, she was still motionless. The poor woman... she so didn't deserve that kind of bad luck. I lay back down and carefully wrapped my arm around Mac—I was so cold, maybe some human warmth would warm me up. That's when he groaned and turned on his other side to face me. Gladly, I hadn't waked him up. I slid down on the couch and looked at him. He was so handsome...

It was so sad Claire couldn't see him, see how beautifully he had aged. She would be so proud of him to see that he was still as successful as he was the last time she saw him—even more successful now.

She had always been so proud of her husband. Just by the look in her eyes, the way she looked at him with that smile that couldn't be erased from her soft face. It was obvious she was totally in love with Mac.

I admired the man myself—I mean, who wouldn't? Mac was handsome, smart, the kindest person on Earth... He was perfect. He would do anything to protect the ones he loved and that was really beautiful.

"Ya watchin' me sleep?" His voice woke me up from my daydreaming. I smiled and responded.

"Yes, actually. You look pretty handsome when you sleep."

We both exchanged a smile. "Actually, you look great all the time."

He sat up and looked towards Claire's bed—she was still inert. "I dreamt she had wakened up," he said.

"Maybe that's because she will," I said. "Soon."

"You really think so?"

I shrugged. "Maybe, yes, now that you're here. Maybe that's what she was waiting for."

He tried to smile. "Thanks for your support. You know, it would be so hard for me if you weren't here."

"No problem, honey," I said, fondling his back. "I'll always be there for you, you can count on me."

We lay back down and cuddled on the couch since there wasn't much space. "I'm so cold," I said, shaking.

"Come here," he said, pulling me closer to him. "Too bad I didn't ask for a blanket earlier."

"Yeah, I think I'm gonna freeze to death."

"Nothing's better than human warmth," he said, wrapping his arm around me. I smiled and buried my face into the crook of his neck. God, it felt so good to be so close to him, I felt so safe. I needed comfort as much as he did—though he needed a bit more, obviously.

"Try to sleep, honey," he whispered through my curls.

A huge grin was drawn on my face as the last word escaped his mouth. It was the first time he called me a sweet name...


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