Holding her in my arms was like wrapping them around a stove. She was so warm. I couldn't resist kissing the tears. This brought a gasp but she didn't pull away. We just stayed that way till we both fell asleep. Wasn't the most comfortable position but I wouldn't have traded it for anything.

True to her word, she stopped going to bars every night and cut way down on using her phone. Now just mainly for work. I started taking her places, like we were dating. Since neither of us went to church, that left out places we could go, although we still managed to find plenty to do....