Bennett listened to Olivia's peaceful breathing and glanced down at her—curled close, arms locked around her, sleeping soundly.
She swallowed hard and touched her own lips, still warm from the kiss that had been stolen from her.
'Did I make the right decision…?'
"Mmm…" A small smile tugged at Bennett's lips as she watched Olivia shift in her sleep, a bit of drool trickling from the corner of her mouth—yet her hands never loosened from Bennett's waist.
Reaching for the tissue near the lamp, Bennett gently wiped Olivia's lips. Her fingers brushed against her own as she absentmindedly rubbed them.
"Ah…" Bennett blinked when Olivia suddenly caught her finger between her lips, sucking on it like a child.
"…Time will tell."
She suddenly froze as a screen flickered to life before her.
[System booted fully: Sorry Master, there was a problem in the sequence, so it took more than one day to fully boot the system.]
