Chapter 16
Mary
Brandon fell asleep a while ago with his arms around me so tight I could hardly breathe. I love it. He makes me feel like nothing in the world can touch me. If I could just lie here with him for the rest of my life, I would. I’d make up for the years apart, loving him every second of every day. Prove to him that I never stopped.
Since I’ve been staring at the ceiling for the past two hours, I decide to carefully peel myself from Brandon and get a drink of water. Maybe walking around will help to tire me.
The cat stands and stretches, arching her back, then hops off the bed and follows me to the kitchen. She rubs around my ankles and I use my toes to play with her for a minute. Then, I open a bottle of water and go to the window. Movement catches my eye, and when I squin
