(Cassidy)
Being back inside our house felt better than I expected. I stood in the living room for a moment while Dane carried my laptop bag to the kitchen table. Nothing had changed during the two nights we'd been gone, but I still looked around like I needed to make sure everything was where we'd left it. I hadn't realized how much I'd missed being here until we walked through the door.
Dane placed my bag on the table and looked toward me.
"You planning to start studying already?"
I smiled because he already knew the answer.
"I have work to catch up on."
"You just got home."
I walked over and opened the bag anyway.
"And now I can finally concentrate."
Dane shook his head but didn't try to stop me.
I took out my laptop, notebook, and the papers I'd been using for the course. My p
