But Felix did not want to leave the bed, not yet. He did not want to surrender this feeling, this warmth, this private world where he and Shannon were bonded together in the face of anything. Everything.

Not even a new blossom in their relationship was enough to banish his and Shannon's standards of cleanliness, however. Stifling a sigh, Felix pushed himself up on his elbow, kissing Shannon's shoulder lightly as he went. "Don't go anywhere."