The words make me anxious, the feeling creeping through the fog of my orgasm. Everything he's saying is true and I swallow with a dry click, forcing myself to stay calm. I don't want to ever think about Bittle suddenly not being here anymore, because it's about the worst possible scenario in any case.

"I want to keep you too," I tell him, brushing our noses together as I give him a smile. "Something could happen back home, too. Maybe not the fairies thing, but."

A slow breath escapes me and I lay down at his side, rolling to wrap an arm around his middle and hold him close. "You're right. There's no telling what's going to happen, so just... be here in this moment with me, okay? And we can hope that it lasts forever."