Ashley
Zach leaned his forehead against mine, his hands settling on my waist. "Sometimes I still can't believe it," he whispered. "That we're here, together again. That you found it in your heart to forgive me."
"There was nothing to forgive," I reminded him, my fingers threading through his hair. "You were trying to protect everyone, even when it cost you everything."
"Not everything," he said, his eyes finding mine. "I still had hope. Even when it seemed impossible."
The sound of little feet pattering down the hallway made us both smile.
"Daddy! I found the book!" Harvey called, racing into the kitchen with his favorite bedtime story clutched in his small hands.
Zach scooped him up, pressing a kiss to his cheek. "That's great, buddy. We'll read it after dinner."
I watched them tog
