Adrienne shivered, pulling the blanket over her shoulders and scooting closer to his warm skin.

"You cold?" he asked, surprising her since she thought he was asleep.

"A little," she whispered, "but you're not." She turned her body so she could face him again, intertwining their legs. He held her closer to his body, reaching for her lower back to wrap them together.

"Better?"

She nodded into his neck.

"Yeah," she sighed out, "what time is it?"

"Six," he whispered as he nuzzled her closer, "we can lay here for a while longer."

"How about forever?' she asked as she giggled, Daniel kisses her forehead so softly.

"I wish," he muttered, working his lips down her cheek and back to her mouth, his hand reaching for her face.

"It happened," she murmured as he pulled away his mouth but not her body, "it happened and I didn't freak out."

"No, you didn't."

"Thank you for being patient with me," she added, making Daniel kiss her temple, hugging her tightly.

"Thank you for trusting me," he had to say. What she had given him last night was far more than her body; it was her soul, and her faith, that he would never hurt her.

"I love you Daniel," she said because she hadn't said it enough, she would never be able to say it enough to express to this man how he had changed the only thing in her life that she had ever given up on.

"I love you Adrienne, so much," he paused, taking and breath and pulling her closer, "I never thought any of this was possible, to feel this way again."

"I didn't either."

"Go back to sleep," he ordered gently, "I'll keep you warm until we have to get up."

Smiling, Adrienne scooted herself impossibly closer, more than happy to sleep in his arms.