Page 182 (1/2)

I press ainst her hairline and just wait For her to tellFor all I’ve told her about my shitty past, Gwen hasn’t told me much about her accident I would never push her, but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t feel a need to know about it Seeing her in that bed…

I kiss her forehead and the bridge of her nose and squeeze her, praying to be better than I ao”

“Thank you” Her voice is small and strained It makes my own throat ache

I sainst the back of her head “I love you”

“I love you too” She squeezes htly, and then she pulls away “Wow, you pulled over Sorry”

“Don’t be sorry You okay now? Want to talk about it?”

She gives me a funny little smile

I s helps, that’s what I’m told”

She smiles wanly

I give her one last kiss before we start back home We play music loud and Gwenna holds my hand, and I try not to think of what she said

“You were skiing…”

The nextwith a vendor to measure for cubbies on one wall of the studio Gwen’s still sleeping when it’s tio I kiss her head and leave a Reese’s Peanut Butter Christ of them on our way out the door and told me that they’re Gwen’s favorite

I intentionally et dressed, because, pathetic as it is, I want her to go withpretty hard, and her sleep doesn’t see her up As I walk out the door, I get a call from Dove and hit the ‘fuck you’ button

I’ll find time to call him soon I haven’t been able to track Blue anymore I think he ditched his car But Dove will have told hi to do it, so there’s no reason for Bluebell to try to interfere