Stuart gently took Morwenna's hand, whispering softly, "Time to sleep."

"Okay!"

They lay in the same bed, each under their own blankets, but their hands found each other outside the covers, one big, one small, intertwined. Morwenna's cheeks flushed as she closed her eyes.

It wasn't long before Stuart also drifted off, free from the nightmares that had plagued him for so long.

The next morning, Morwenna was up at six sharp. Her slight movements woke Stuart.

"I'm sorry if I woke you, go back to sleep. I'll try to be quieter," Morwenna whispered.

But Stuart was already getting up. "No, I'm awake now."

Morwenna looked puzzled. "What's gotten into you lately? You used to sleep till noon, and now you're up with the sun?"

Stuart stiffened slightly.

He used to dread closing his eyes, haunted by nightmares, always waking up tired.

But since Morwenna came into his life, his nights had been peaceful.

himself to tell Morwenna

schedule," Stuart said, his voice

though. Your old sleep schedule was all over the place. Early to bed, early to rise makes a man

Norbert's face was pale rather than flushed

of warm water, and took his medication. Sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ Findɴovel.ɴet website on

returned to normal, and

downstairs, running into

with vitality. "We'll have Morwenna's favorite pancakes for breakfast. After we eat, I'll drive her

presence he usually was. With reading glasses perched on his nose, he looked more like

Norbert, Morwenna left Stuart's side and,

chatted and laughed their way to the breakfast

left behind, didn't seem upset this time. Instead, worry

all knew about Norbert's health issues except

she found out? And

as

seated Morwenna beside

sisters all

preferred to eat in silence, not even

made Morwenna, an outsider, so

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