The Broken Warrior’s Daughter by Cooper

Chapter 0499

“Remember, she doesn’t spend as much time with your parents as we do. I just. hope your mom and Naomi don’t scare Calista off tomorrow. I think Lily will be happy if she comes for dinner more often, now that she’s living here.”

I set the guitar aside. “Are you really going to play her a song on that thing?” Anders asks me.

“Yep. I’ve found the song I want to play, I just need to get better, then pick my venue.”

“How are we going to get them to agree to go to Prom with us?”

“That, my friend, is the question of the day.”

After Anders goes to his room, I shower and get into bed. I make sure my phone volume is up, just in case. This time, I hear the ping around 12:30.

Mate: You awake?

Excellent. I grab a thicker blanket, dropping it on the roof before making my way to her window. When I get there, I see she has the window open and is sitting

beside it.

“Waiting for me?” I ask her quietly as I sit on her windowsill.

She smiles shyly. “Maybe.”

“Come on.” I extend my hand and take hers, waiting while she closes the window before we start our crawl to the roof.

already laid out. “I thought maybe you’d want to lay up here again, so I dropped off a couple more blankets so it’s a bit softer to sleep here.” I tell her

made you start coming out here? I’mean, it’s a great view, but was that the reason? You said it was a place for you to escape?” She asks.

my chest. “If it’s too personal, you don’t have to answer. I was just wondering.”

up at the stars. “I found this spot after my parents died. I was having

the same.” She finishes

don’t know if she’s realized that. she’s rubbing my chest, but it feels

manage? I mean, I don’t know if I’ll ever have a relationship with my parents again. I don’t have any siblings

I begin rubbing

circles. “The hardest and easiest answer is time. It takes time to come to terms with the loss, time to get through the pain, time to adjust to

starts purring in my chest, and I hear her sigh before she falls

my purr.‘ Donovan

sound

I can feel her respond as well.‘

often and you can purr to both of their hearts‘ content.‘ I tell him.

hand that is still laying on my chest, wrapping my fingers around hers

Donovan

my head.

is lighter than it should be. Damn, even up here, I sleep better with my

I say, pulling her hand to my lips and kissing her knuckles while she slowly

head pops up. “Oh, we did it again?”

get you back to your

back to her window.