*Elio*

I woke with a start in pitch-black nothingness, sitting up straight and looking around in the darkness, my eyes struggling to adjust. Confusion fell over me as I took in the unfamiliar surroundings of our new bedroom, but Cat’s sleeping form next to me immediately settled my heart.

I reached out and gently laid my hand on her back, feeling her deep breaths in and out as she slept peacefully. She was so gorgeous, wearing nothing but one of my T-shirts. At some ...