Chapter 15: The Unfamiliar Warmth

Lily felt her breath catch abruptly in her throat, a sudden, entirely unfamiliar warmth spreading rapidly through her chest that had absolutely nothing to do with the chilly autumn air of the truck's heater vents. She quickly turned her head to meet his steady gaze, finding an intense, burning depth in his dark eyes that had been developing slowly beneath the surface of their lifelong companionship like a powerful river current running deep beneath a glassy, deceptive surface.