Eli fumbles for Noah's hand, then pulls it around him a little tighter. Despite his insistence that he could stay awake all night, lying here with Noah has lulled him into a blissful trance. He's been fighting sleep, though, both for the movie and because it would mean missing out on this. He's just so happy right here, right now. The feeling (and Noah) might be gone in the morning.

And that thought would have made him sad if he were capable of it right now. Instead he laughs, and sticks his face in the pillow to muffle himself. "Yeah, I'm totally wide awake," he claims. "I could run a marathon."