12
Jessica watched the sun brighten on the other side of the curtains. It looked like the day was going to be beautiful. Sunny and happy and completely opposite of how she felt inside.
Braden was leaving.
Jessica knew he had no choice. He needed to go back to work. He’d be charged as an accessory or something if he stayed with her. His career would be over.
But she hated knowing she’d be alone again.
It was nice to have a few days where she was safe and warm and not alone. To have Braden to hold her every night and talk things through. After spending most of her life alone, having someone there was new and different and good in all the ways she thought it would be bad.
Except he was leaving.
Braden stirred next to her and reached over. Even in his sleep, his warm hands found her bod
