Then my eyes start to blur and I close them, just for a second, just to let them rest.
I listen to the steady thumping of Aiden’s heart. My cheek moves with the rise and fall of his chest, and the continuous rhythm of his breaths starts to make it harder for me to stay awake.
At some point, when I’m more asleep than awake, Aiden drops a kiss to my forehead and whispers that he loves me.
I’d tell him the same if I could, but I’m too tired. Too far gone.
It’ll just have to wait until the morning.