Chapter 93

Leighton

After Holden got sick, things changed between us. I count myself lucky to have not gotten whatever it was he had. I smile to myself as I think how the past few weeks have gone. I've stopped hiding behind the fear I had he was going to leave when things seemed to straighten out for me, and I think he's starting to smile more. One thing I do know is we're starting to touch more, becoming comfortable with each other in a way we've never been before.

Take now, for instance. We're on separate shifts for the next few days, and have been for the last couple. I'm getting up as he's entering the part of sleep where he's the deepest, and he's not even at home at night when I'm going to sleep. I've started something this week though, that's totally making me go to work with a smile on my face every morning.

A couple of days ago, when I woke up, Holden reached his hand out to me, clasping our fingers together, pulling me to him in his sleep. At first, I assumed he was awake, but I r