Chapter 41

After a while, Damien let go of Amelia and just held her hand instead. Amelia said, “By the way… I kinda move a lot in my sleep.” Damien replied, “Same here.” “Well, I’ll try to sleep now.” “Good night.” That night, Amelia dreamt of Damien—dreamt that he was on top of her, kissing her on the lips. But that kiss… it felt way too real. Amelia slowly opened her eyes—wait. Not a dream! That was… her first kiss. Her actual first kiss! This is seriously awkward. Should she say something? Or just pretend nothing happened? She stayed silent. Damien didn’t say anything either. The air between them was thick with weird tension… Wait, did Damien fall asleep? “Damien?” she whispered. No response. Looked like he was totally out. Don’t tell her… was he sleepwalking or something? Okay then, just act like it never happened. The next morning, Amelia woke up to find Damien sleeping on the couch. After she finished washing up, Damien got up too. “You ended up sleeping on the couch?” Amelia asked, a bit p