Cora POV
It was almost three in the afternoon when I woke to an empty bed. I didn't even feel Gunner leave. I must have been too tired to notice.
Was that a good thing or a bad one?
Like, does that mean I trust him so much that his leaving the bed was unnoticed?
Becoming comfortable around Gunner?
That scares me, because even though I was not feeling quite so deeply, so quickly, I did trust Jake, but he never lived with me, so I don't know if I reached the stage of not knowing when he left the bed, and I am scared to have my trust broken again; it hurt so much the last time.
After a quick trip to the bathroom and a change of clothes, I headed downstairs to the sound of giggling girls. I followed the sound to find Gunner sitting at the dining table, his laptop in front of him, and t
