"I'll have to find embarrassing stories about you." He said.
"You'll have to ask Uncle Will." I said and his smile softened.
"I wish I could." He said.
The conversation faded naturally after that. When we finally headed upstairs, I realized I wasn't nervous. I wasn't wondering whether I belonged. I simply followed him down the hallway as though I'd done it a hundred times before.
Jace opened the bedroom door and stepped aside, letting me walk in first. I set my overnight bag on the chair near the window while he quietly closed the door behind us. Neither of us rushed the moment, because after everything we had been through during the past few weeks, the peaceful silence felt like a gift.
He crossed the room and gently tucked a loose strand of hair behind my ear.
"You've had a big day
