EVE
The day passes too quickly, despite the storm. Michael saw my talents. We played with my pets and made lunch. He continues to recover. And he remembers more.
"Someone stepped in front of my car and shot at me. I don't remember the crash." He's drinking his coffee as we watch the sunset through the remnants of the storm. The temperature's rising enough that I can keep the window quilt off for a while.
"Do you know why?" His arm is around me. It feels so good that I want to stay quiet, and not talk about anything. But we still have a puzzle to solve.
I just...don't want to solve it too quickly. I want him to stay here. It's totally selfish and illogical, and I should know better than to hang on to him too tightly, but...
I'm falling for him. That's never happened before, and I just.
