There, we laid side by side, not touching for a minute.
“Julian,” Amber said, and that was all she needed to say. Rolling toward her, I opened my arms. She rolled into me at the same time and we came together, slotting next to each other like we had been made to do so.
“I was thinking,” she said, “about the future.”
“Yeah?” I asked, my throat getting tight. Any future she wanted, I would make happen for her. I only hoped that she was including me in her thoughts.
“I think we should make more solid plans. Enroll Alice in a school here, and I can get a job at the hospital. I’ll move my clothes into the dresser here, and… maybe we can start being a full-time family again.”
“I’d like that,” I said, breathless. She was describing everything I wanted. But I was also a little confused. “You’
