“Are you sure that was OK?”
Elizabeth had almost fallen asleep and it startled her when Sawyer spoke again.
He had redressed and was sat watching something on the television as Elizabeth lay with her head in his lap and he stroked her hair affectionately.
She turned to look up at him and smiled sleepily.
“I’m sure.”
“I didn’t hurt you?”
“No.”
“You would tell me if you were disappointed, wouldn’t you?”
Elizabeth sat up so that she could kiss his cheek softly. There was no point trying to sleep now.
“You have nothing to feel insecure about.”
“I don’t think anyone has ever called me insecure before.”
“Have you ever asked a woman if it was OK after sleeping with them?”
He shrugged and she looked at him expectantly so that he felt like he had to answer her properly.
“I have never h
