Heron Lake Plateau Lost some pieces I can't replace

He kept it up for a little while, until she'd fallen asleep, enjoying the afterghost of the kiss and the gentle warmth of her beside him.  He wasn't sure what this dynamic was, and wasn't much willing to think about it, but this was definitely the closest he'd felt to anyone save maybe Finley since showing up.  Any feeling he might have held, however small, that he made a mistake in returning was silenced.

He lay down, but stared for a while longer, thinking on both past and future as he slowly drifted off as well.