Kate turned to her side, jostled by another groan. She opened her eyes and rolled herself over as she heard yet another groan. Sitting up on her bed, it took her a moment to remember where she was.
She slipped out of bed and pressed the button on her phone to get some light into the room.
She took a few unsteady steps toward Tyler's bed. Despite the air conditioning in the room, he was perspiring and appeared to be in pain.
Just as she wanted to ask if he was all right, his head snapped to the side and he groaned again.
"Tyler," she said softly as she knelt down beside his bed, uncertain if he was awake. "Ty." Gently, she laid her hand over his, thinking of waking him. But he immediately grabbed her hand and pulled it toward his chest.
Tyler squeezed her hand and pinned it tight against his chest as though he was afraid that she might slip away or take her hand back.
She froze, stunned by his sudden action.
She tried to pull her hand back without startling him, but he was holding on so tightly that it was impossible.
She realized Tyler was probably having a nightmare. Her free hand pushed his hair aside, and she saw the fear on his face.
She knew exactly what he was dreaming of.
"Tyler." She gave him a light shake, but he only tightened his grip on her hand.
She didn't know what to do. She didn't want to jostle him from his sleep, but he seemed better off awake.
She tried waking him a few more times, calling out his name softly, but he seemed trapped in the nightmare.
Not knowing what else to do, she wrapped her hand around his and prayed, "Lord, take away his nightmare. Give him rest." Still holding on to his hand, she told him that everything was all right.
Though her words appeared to have calmed him, Tyler never eased the grip on her hand. Curling up on the floor beside his bed, she leaned against it and continued to tell him that everything was all right until she dozed off.
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RomanceTwo complete different personalities would have to learn to get along and play nice in order to survive a will that would change their lives. For twenty years, Tyler Hayes had been ripped from his childhood home. After the horrific accident that too...
