And she was laughing too, shivering and giggling and clutching him tight face red, almost crying which embarrassed her worse.

Her arms wrapped around him tight and she thought she might never let go.

"B-be my boyfriend?" That seemed like an afterthought considering she'd finally said the word that had kept her up at night while he was held close to her to protect her from the nightmares. But she wanted to hear it so badly.