Chapter 129

"I have three weeks left of the program. I would like to finish it." She says, resting her face in my hand. She is so soft. I caress her warm skin gently, afraid I might bruise her just by this light touch.

I don't say anything, I just nod. My heart is thumping at a rate that could be likened to the onset of a heart attack. I had gotten used to our routine. Living in this big house all by ourselves has become ideal. She is everything I have ever needed and I don't want the spell to be broken but who am I kidding? There is a whole world out there to return to and we both know it. The task is how to navigate it with the new development of our relationship.

"I am done hiding. Whether Tyler is found or not, I want to go back to normalcy." Amelia says, rending her words with passionate undertone, her eyes glint at me. She can be so passionate and resolute that it rubs off on me.

I smile, "my love, I think you are a little late to that party. The normal boat has long sailed." I