Kathryn
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Kathryn woke the next morning in her own room at the inn, across the hall from Kyle and Heather’s. She told herself that she didn’t have any opinion about Kyle and Heather sharing a bed. On the one hand, she was grateful for his help and wished for a normal relationship for Heather. But on the other hand, that scary sadness poked at her when she thought of Heather living elsewhere.
Kathryn never really thought she’d have to live alone. Heather had always needed her so much. And Heather had never made a lot of noise about wanting to move out, which suited Kathryn just fine.
The soft cotton pillowcase rubbed against her cheek as she shifted to a supine position. The room was still dark from a wintry, sluggish sun that wouldn’t quite come out yet. She padded to the window and o
