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LAURA

I had the distinct sense that I was being moved, but my eyelids felt too heavy to lift.

The thing was, I couldn’t remember my bed ever feeling this comfortable.

Snuggling deeper, I realized that my blanket seemed to…tighten around me?

That was odd.

But then warm lips pressed to my forehead and I knew that was definitely not the bed, so I forced my lids open and found startling green eyes staring into mine. My breath caught.

“Am I dreaming?” I breathed.

I’d wished for him to come back so much that I must have started dreaming that he did. Perhaps I was hallucinating? It wasn’t entirely impossible. You’d be surprised what desperation and longing could do to the human mind.

Dream/Illusion Alex shook his head. “No, you’re not, love.”

I wasn’t entirely convinced, but I kept my mouth shut just incase. I didn’t want to risk saying something that might cause this hallucination--or dream--to come to an end. Not when I was enjoying it so much.

Cocooned in his warmth, I simply stare