Monster Belt - Chapter 20

Monster Belt - Chapter 20 ....Cheeks glowing pink with the breath of dreams, Jess snuggled deeper into her thick sleeping bag and turning her head, hair rustling against cotton, stared into Harris' inert face. he breathed unconsciously loud, like a child with no worries. Any moment, he could open his eyes and then they would gaze directly at each other and that child would be gone and he'd feel the stinging cuts and tender bruises of his fall. But at that moment, he appeared peaceful. Veins stood out on his closed eyelids making them ethereal membranes. His face, flushed with sleep, made his tan more perfect and her fingers twitched to touch his unblemished skin. If only she could soothe away pain, maybe then they'd both be ready to let someone in, someone who looked to the future, not the past.