Midnight has come and gone, and I’m still wide awake. I’m so afraid that if I go to sleep, something will happen, and I’ll never hear Tate’s voice again.
“I’m right here, Faith,” Tate murmurs, sounding as if he’s right beside me.
When I close my eyes, I can almost imagine he is. “One day, we need to travel to Aruba or the Turks and Caicos. I hear the snorkeling is amazing.”
Our future is uncertain, but it feels good to think about how things could be. Tate chuckles in my head, and it brings a smile to my face. “One of my friends and his wife just got back from the Turks and Caicos a couple of months ago. They said the food was awesome.”
“All right, it’s settled then. We’ll go there.”
“Sounds good, love. I quite like seeing you in a bikini.” Our time in Florida will always hold a speci
