Finch moved back and was about to slide back into her shell when his hands came up to her, and he slowly held her face. Her desire to be with him far exceeded her need to follow her mother's orders, and after probing inside her head, she realized that Jade was in a deep sleep. Thus, it wouldn't hurt if she did something.
Slowly, he whispered her name, "Finch." It made her heart flutter like a bit of bird.
Copying him, she whispered back his name," Jin Teng."
Smiling, Jin Teng pushed back the lock of hair that had fallen over her forehead and spoke," Why are you not sleeping?"
