Deirdre did not expect Kyran to hold the line for the entire night.

‘I hope I didn’t mumble anything stupid last night…’ she said inwardly.

“Are you awake?” Kyran’s voice wafted from the other end of the line.

“Yeah,” Deirdre replied embarrassingly. “I thought you would hang up the call after I fell asleep. Why didn’t you hang up then?”

“I couldn’t bring myself to leave you alone,” Kyran replied honestly. “You slept very soundly, and I felt you were very close to me. I was worried I might