[Dennis]
One of the best things about winter was the longer nights. On Solstice, it was a whole thirteen and a half hours of night. I would still wake a couple hours before sunset, around four in the afternoon, but Sybil would have the most time awake since she was turned.
I got out of bed and showered, then pulled out our clothing for the night. Her dress hung next to the dress she would be wearing tomorrow night when we sealed our bond. I ran a hand over the plastic covering her dress. She hadn’t let me see it, but I knew it would be beautiful on her.
Carefully, I picked out every piece of her clothing and jewelry for the evening. She enjoyed it when I made small decisions for her and it made me feel useful. Instead of wandering around and trying to figure out how to entertain mysel
