“A little comfort for us both.” He rolled onto his back then drew her toward him until her head rested on his shoulder and his arm wrapped around her.
She gave a quiet little laugh. “At least I’m not cold now.” Unable to resist, she snuggled a little closer and inhaled his scent. Wonderful. And the way her boots were getting warmer, she figured they’d both be safe. Another couple of minutes and they’d have to back away from the fire or completely change position.
But right now she wanted to revel in the rare experience of physical closeness with another human being. With a man. Since coming home she’d avoided it, feeling that she was too messed up to get involved without hurting someone.
Yeah, she was adapting pretty well, but if her paranoia of the past few days didn’t make it clear that she wasn’t completely recovered, nothing would.
And if she couldn’t trust her own mind and feelings, she wasn’t fit to be anyone’s companion.