Veronica Parker seemed to feel uneasy in her sleep. Her body moved and her shoulders shrank into the quilt, showing only half her face, and then finally went back to sleep.

Veronica didn't know how long she slept where she didn't need to work, didn't have to care about the kids, and just slept without stress.

The second time she woke up, she felt much better.

The main thing she realized was that there was not a bundled cuddle!

Veronica turned over and there was no Nick Cage around.

She slept soundly. She didn't know when Nick got up. Had he left already?

She didn't hear anything outside.

Veronica got...