It didn’t take long for Ace to fall deep into sleep. But on the other hand, I found it to be very hard to do so. We were both lying under the covers, still, our bodies warm against the cool sheets. Every time I closed my eyes to sleep, I would get recurring images of my mum and Scott. No matter how many times I have tried to get it out of my head, I couldn’t. 

I rolled and shifted. My mind racing. I must’ve disturbed the sleeping beauty beside me because a few seconds ...