Fiona
I woke with a jolt, partway through turning my body over in my sleep, and gasped for breath. My hand instinctively reached out for my husband, but my sweaty palm only found cool, empty sheets on his side of the bed.
“Hey. Are you okay, sweetheart?” Footsteps neared. Then I felt the mattress dip to absorb Alexander’s weight.
I sat up against the headboard a little while blinking my eyes open and was surprised to discover it was still full dark. Alex got under the covers and shuffled toward me. He must have been up walking around with no lights on.
“Mm.” I cleared my throat. “Yeah, I’m fine. Just woke up abruptly. What time is it?”
“Almost eight.”
“Wow. The sun’s coming up so late these days.”
He didn’t respond to that. Just asked if I wanted some water and passed me a glass he
