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.

he couldn't bring himself to tell

Stuart said, his

oblivious, nodded in agreement. "That's good, though. Your old sleep schedule was all over the place. Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and

others, Norbert's face was pale rather than flushed

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Norbert's complexion had returned to normal, and he seemed

and headed downstairs, running into

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

was dressed simply, not at all like the commanding presence he usually was. With reading glasses perched on his nose, he looked more

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

chatted and laughed their way to

this time. Instead, worry flickered in

about Norbert's health issues except

if she found out? And what if something

at Stuart as these

Morwenna beside

sisters all looked

Norbert preferred to eat in silence, not even allowing his youngest grandchild, Ryan, to

an

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