Regret Came Too Late

Grace sighed in relief after making sure she had cleaned Ethan's hand and that he wasn't upset. She gently lowered his hand, her voice barely above a whisper as she asked, "Mr. Henderson, are you alright?"

Ethan glanced down at where her fingers still rested against his wrist. Her hand was delicate, its warmth seeping into his skin.

Needing to be sure he was okay, Grace asked again, "Mr. Henderson, did the medicine help at all?"

This time, he lifted his eyes and hummed in response, flexing his wrist slightly in her grasp. Grace let go right away, not wanting to push her luck.

"Sorry about that. I guess I got carried away. I'm glad you're fine," she said quickly.

The back seat of the car fell into silence.

Grace couldn't tell what he was thinking. Was he upset or not? She straightened

in her seat and, this time, made sure to buckle her seatbelt.

Ethan kept his gaze on the window, a fleeting smile passing over his lips.

jumped out and yanked open the back door, ready to help Ethan-only to find him fast asleep, his head resting against Grace's

used to have a lead foot, it must have been torture to

her head resting against the window. Yet somehow,

the door woke her. She opened her eyes,

sharpness from earlier gone. "Let him sleep. He's been dealing with insomnia for a long

Insomnia?

streaks in Ethan's eyes. He looked like he hadn't had

stayed perfectly still. In her periphery, she could make out the tousled strands of his hair and the faint shadow of his eyelashes against his skin. It was strange to see someone as

about to shift her shoulder, when Simon muttered a low warning, "Wake him

throat went dry. Simon was seriously the worst. She squeezed her eyes shut, willing herself to relax.

time she stirred, she heard the crisp sound of a page turning. She wasn't in the car

the room, only to hear Simon

she saw it was already 9:00 pm, heat crept up her cheeks. Ignoring Simon, she turned to Ethan instead.