"... I understand."
Abel opened his mouth, but no voice came out. He kept his silence, pulling out from her, then lay on her side. He snapped his eyes at her, acting with an air of nonchalance before spreading his arms to invite her. Aries simply smiled back and rested the side of her head on his muscular chest.
She placed her palm across his chest and settled on where she could feel his heart. Her brows rose when she figured he had a faint heartbeat. It was calm, unlike how his chest moved in and out... or maybe he just had too many muscles, she thought.
As they listened to each other's deep breaths in silence, she couldn't help but ponder about her complicated relationship with him.