CHAPTER 37

KRISTINA'S POV

"Not yet," I replied, smiling faintly.

His face fell for a moment, before he sighed, rolling off of me and lying flat beside me, his head on one hand, the other propped up next to him. I smiled as I stared up at the ceiling, trying not to notice how attractive he looked lying there looking tired and disheveled.

"But we'll have to hurry. We only got until the sun went down."

Nathan frowned. "What do you mean by that?"

"You heard me." I leaned over, pressing a kiss to his shoulder. "It's tradition to light your fire when it gets dark."

"Oh." Nathan ran a hand through his hair, pushing some of the messy curls out of his face. "Well, if that's what we have to do, then I suppose that's fine."

And with that, he flipped over, crawling across the floor towards the fireplace. I laughed. It wasn't long before the two of us were surrounded by the warm orange glow of the flames. We sat side by side, watching the dancing heat rise up from the grate as we relaxed together.

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