She might have still been drunk but that didn't mean she didn't mean what she was saying. Oh, she'd regret saying anything like it in the morning because she knew that those types of feelings wouldn't do either of them any good. But truly, she couldn't help how she felt and how she felt for Derek was more than anything she'd ever felt for anyone before.

"You're not going to fall asleep with me?" she murmured as she burrowed a little further under her blankets. "I sleep better when you're beside me, you make me feel safe." But already her eyes were closing and she yawned, feeling the pull of sleep tugging her under.