"Are you okay?" Taaliyah asked seeing him lying awake in the middle of the night. Seeing him awake, she could not fall sleep either. Derek took a deep breath and turned around, facing her, pulling her closer. And he laid hugging her. He kissed her forehead and and looked at her.
"Hmm I could not sleep," he said.
"Try to sleep, it was a long day, you must be tried,"
"I am I am.. I was just thinking..." he said and moved the hair off Taaliyah's face. His face was calm but his heart was not. She placed her hand on his chest and felt his heartbeat.
"Let's calm down, let us let the heart rest a little, keep it steady and..."
"How?" Derek interrupted her giving a smile.
"By sleeping," she recommended.
"Oh I see... sleeping," he said. "I thought..." he said and giggled.
"You and your dirty thoughts," Taaliyah hit him.
"What did I do?" He asked laughing a little.
"Sleep pervy," she said.