"Good morning," she heard him whisper, his nose buried in her voluminous curls.

She said nothing but smiled as she pressed herself deeper into his warm embrace.

She had another episode of an emotional upheaval last night and he had stayed over as her shoulder to cry on.

He was there for her, as always. She found herself trusting him once more as she had in their two-year relationship and she had a sneaking suspicion she loved him more than she ever did.

"How are you feeling?"

She turned against him and looked into those mercurial depths.

"Better. Definitely better."