CHAPTER 33

CONNOR By the time I got home, she was still sitting on the same cushion I had left her. This time, sprawled and sleeping. I chuckled lightly to myself and walked up to her. Stooping right before her, I took my time to admire her features. Like really admire her features. As I admired her long lashes that fanned over her eyes for the zillionth time, I could suddenly understand why she never wore any of those long lash extensions I saw other girls wear. Her full lips were set as if puckered up, as she slept calmly and undisrupted. I reached to arrange her hair that fell over her face and I did so, gently and cautiously. By the time my eyes met her closed ones again, she was already awake, her eyes half open and searching through mine in puzzle. I froze, half expecting her to wake up and catch me like this. "Connor?" Her voice sounded a little fazed from sleep. "Hi." I passed a smile on my face. She sat up carefully. "Is this what you do all day? Sleep?" I diverted the topic before