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

adjusting my schedule," Stuart

place. Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise." Meanwhile, Norbert was

face was pale rather than

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returned to normal, and he

changed and headed downstairs, running into Stuart

up," Norbert boomed with vitality. "We'll have Morwenna's favorite pancakes for breakfast. After we eat, I'll

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

Morwenna left Stuart's side and, buzzing with excitement, helped Norbert down

two of them chatted and laughed

behind, didn't seem upset this time. Instead, worry flickered in his

all knew about Norbert's

she react if she found out? And what if something

Stuart as these thoughts

seated Morwenna

Hetfield sisters all

silence, not even allowing his youngest grandchild, Ryan,

Morwenna, an outsider, so

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