Zoe was lost in thought. So, she was startled when he held her shoulders.

Leaning over, he turned on the night light and said softly, “It’s just me! Are you alright?”

Under the warm glow of the night light, Zoe remained quiet and stared at him instead. The words were caught in her throat.

It wasn’t every day that she showed such a tender expression towards him. He simply couldn’t resist hugging her and kissing her by the makeup table.

She didn’t want it, but the light from the night light