Archer's heart stopped when he saw her bruised face. Her forehead had a big bandage. He lifted his fingers and softly touched her bandage.
"Oh, Jo! Why is my heart aching to see you like this?" mumbled Archer. He stroked her cheek with the back of his hand and automatically his hands moved towards her lips. Her beautiful lips, a little chapped now, were very enticing. His heart kept telling him to kiss her. All he had to do was lower himself and kiss her.
She was infuriating. She would always irk him when he would meet with her. But in that moment when she was sleeping peacefully, his heart was ready to leap out of his chest directly at her feet. When he would see her, he would remember her words 'sleep with me' but now he just wanted her to wake up.
