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Chapter 24: Yearning

Serine woke with a start and immediately froze in place. She blinked in the dark room, unable to remember where she was. Slowly, her mind cleared and she relaxed slightly only to realize that Rem was curled against her back, their arm draped over her belly. Serine was torn between the thought that she should move away and the desire to snuggle into them further.

The idea of rolling over and waking Rem by pressing her lips to their throat turned into a desire very quickly and Serine was suddenly sweating under the covers. The memory of Rem's rejection in the bar quickly smothered the desire, though.