[ANA] He’s fast asleep when I walk inside. He looks relaxed, but he still seems troubled even in his sleep. I shake my head, and strip down to my bra and underwear, and crawl onto the bed. He doesn’t wake up so I curl up against him, and let him hold me. I fall asleep almost immediately, the heat of his body enveloping me. When I wake up again, I feel his fingers against my neck. I turn around, and smile. His eyes are sleepy and the corners of his mouth are turned down. He looks miserable, but he offers me a smile as he sits up. “It’s noon.” “Yeah, I know.” “The kids?” “In their room. They’re busy. They had breakfast and Lena’s handling lunch so I don’t need to worry about that for some time. You know she always tells me to rest and take a break whenever I can, but I’m always too b

