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.

blankets so it’s a bit softer to sleep here.” I tell her before getting settled then motioning for her to join me. When she does, I pull another

a great view, but was that the reason? You said it was a place

“If it’s too personal,

to know.” I look up at the stars. “I found this spot after my parents died. I was having a hard time, struggling with losing the only

not the same.” She finishes for

she’s realized that. she’s rubbing my chest, but it feels

relationship with my parents again. I don’t have any siblings

I begin rubbing

slow 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 your new normal. But having friends and people that care about you makes it easier.”

in our own thoughts. Donovan starts purring in my chest,

purr.‘

a soothing sound

it too. I can feel her respond as

meeting up here more often and you can purr to both of their hearts‘ content.‘ I tell

laying on my chest, wrapping my fingers

Donovan shouts.co

my head.

jolt awake and realize the sky is lighter than it should be. Damn, even up here, I

pulling her hand to my lips and kissing her knuckles while she

up. “Oh, we did

on, let’s get you back to your room before anyone notices that you’re

before making our way back to her window.