Chapter 64

• Simone woke warm in bed and the covers over her face. She could smell the deep woodsy essence of Darius' cologne and smiled. His gentle, even breathing was soothing to her ears. She couldn't believe she told them about Nicolas. He was a part of her life she thought she would take to the grave. Nicolas was such an important and special person to her. He was her past. Darius was her future now, and perhaps that was why it was easier to tell him. He embraced her past with understanding and comfort.
• The sun was beaming in through the curtains, but it wasn't as disturbing as having two tiny bodies jumping rambunctiously on top of them.
• “Darry, oh Darry,” the soft childlike voices chanted. “Wakey wakey Darius.”