*Mae*

The morning light poured quickly and quietly into the small room. Mae lay stretched across the bed with her left arm and leg still wrapped tightly around Henry. Her eyes fluttered open with the warmth of the morning. With an inhale, she formed a wide smile.

It was everything she’d ever dreamed to wake up beside Henry. She watched his chest slowly rise and fall. Mae brushed a piece of his light hair from his face and watched as it changed ...