Bliss welcomed me back with equal enthusiasm. My brief absence had not harmed her. Marnie, Sophie and Leonie were very pleased to see me return, and they were overjoyed to learn that I was content to remain where I was. They certainly showed no resentment towards me for attempting to leave. I told them, Gudarro and Jack about the pandemic and learned that my sisters had experienced similar dreams to mine. It was a sober topic of conversation.
That night Gudarro and I slept together for the first time in months. We discussed trying for a baby and agreed that we would start trying on our anniversary.
“Time will still be on our side, and I want to have been living this life for a year before conceiving. I want to know as much as possible about this world before having a baby, but I don’t wa
