“Yeah. Like today. Now try to get some sleep.” He raised his left hand to the back of her head and pulled her back against him.
She twisted slightly in his arms and laid her head down on his chest, tucking her head under his jaw, her forehead up against the warm skin of his neck.
Cole set the bottle down and put his arms around her. Soon he could feel her breathing change and knew she had drifted off. He stared at the stars wondering how in the hell this was all going to end. He could get caught up in her. He felt it every time he looked into her eyes.
And that was a dangerous thing.
He couldn’t let that happen. Nothing good could come of it.
After a while, and still with no answers, he rested his cheek against the top of her head and fell asleep.