Chapter 36

Blake:

I wrapped my arm around my wife as she lay peacefully in my arms. Her chest rising and falling, hitting my bare chest with each gentle breath she took.

The fact that I knew that she was upset with me last night only pissed me off at myself, and keeping that in mind, I didn’t want to get up without seeing her and making sure that she was no longer sad, broken, or hurt by my behavior. Plus, knowing that we were going to the same building anyway, I knew that I didn’t need to worry about any of us being late.

She stirred as I ran my finger over her back, and raising herself to look at me, I smiled, running my finger through her hair, looping a strand of her hair with my finger.

“Good morning, baby” I said gently. I removed her hair from her face, tucking it behind her ear as I made her look me in the eye.

“Morning” she said, sitting up. She rubbed her eyes to wake herself up, her eyes avoiding mine despite us making up last night.

“You are stil