Early Monday morning arrived, and I found myself waking up on the door side of the hotel bed. We must have slept more than we’d planned. I remembered waking up from the tub and still feeling sleepy, eventually switching to the bed after drying off a bit. With everything that had gone on, it was no wonder we’d been so tired.
I turned over to capture Topher still asleep, looking so beautiful and at peace with his face toward me. He deserved a lot of happiness and a good life. I only hoped I could give him a part of that while his future career and motivation to live a fruitful life would make up the rest. We most likely weren’t going to attend the same college in the fall, but that didn’t threaten us. We’d make it no matter what, especially if we could survive becoming stepbrothers.
I turn
