29LandryThe next morning, I woke up with the sun in my eyes. I never closed the blinds before falling into bed. I was probably asleep before my head hit the pillow.
I slept so deeply, in fact, that it was a surprise when I woke up and found Gina in bed with Jessie and me. It made sense. I wouldn’t want to sleep alone if I were her.
They didn’t look anything alike, but I had never seen two people remind me more of a mother and daughter. Jessie was on her stomach—her tailbone and head wouldn’t let her sleep on her back—with one arm over Gina. Gina looked comfortable, relaxed. Even with her dark hair and face that looked just like mine, she could have been blonde-haired Jessie’s little girl.
I closed my eyes and said another prayer. I was getting big on the whole praying thing, but I had a
