(Dane)
I was up before the alarm.
Not unusual. But this morning felt different from the usual kind of early. Less like habit and more like my body had decided sleep was finished whether I was ready or not.
I lay there for a moment looking at the ceiling.
Thursday.
The agency appointment was at ten. An hour's drive. Which meant leaving by nine at the latest. Which meant the morning was already mapped out in a way that didn't leave much room for anything else.
Cassidy was still asleep beside me.
I looked at her for a second before getting up. She'd been quieter than usual last night after everything we'd talked about. Not in a bad way. Just in the way she got when something was sitting close to the surface and she was managing it carefully.
She was going to be fine today.
I believed
