She loved the laugh, and she loved the way that it made her feel. Momentarily without worry, so warm, so proud that she had been the cause of it. And even though it had been her idea in the first place, she uttered a displeased little groan once the time came for them to actually move.

Still, once they were lying down, though, once they were tangling limbs together and getting closer than before, she felt content again, a contentness that she had never known before. And that was all due to the man at her side.