H A I L E Y
Sunlight streamed into the bedroom, warm and golden. I stretched, feeling the delicious ache in my muscles from the night before. Dominic was still asleep beside me, his breathing deep and even. I watched him for a moment, my heart swelling with a love so intense it almost hurt.
He was so beautiful. So mine.
I carefully slipped out of bed, not wanting to wake him. I pulled on a silk robe, padding quietly out of the room. Everyone was still asleep, and it seemed like I was the first to wake up.
The entire house was littered with drink cups, cig ashes and the general smell of a good New Year's party.
I decided to walk outside, to get some fresh air. The beach was quiet, the only sound the gentle lapping of the waves against the shore. I walked along the water's edge, the coo
