Suddenly, Tyrone's hand caught hers, and in a sleepy whisper, he confessed, "Sabrina, I love you."

Sabrina's ears registered Tyrone's words, but they seemed like drunken mumbles more than anything else.

She attempted to extricate her wrist from his grasp, but to no avail, his grip merely grew firmer.

Struggling to pry his fingers loose, she found her efforts in vain.

"Sabrina, I love you," Tyrone murmured once more.