ARIA

By nighttime, we're both starving, so we head straight to the kitchen after showering to make something to eat.

"I'll make us something with this," I say, holding up a packet of chicken breasts. "Do we have any vegetables left?"

"No. We do have bread."

I smile. "Sounds like a plan."

I dump the breasts into a larger bowl and start seasoning them. Ryder wraps his arms around me and kisses my shoulder. We're standing close to the sink, where the rose he left for me earlier is in a mug ...