Chapter 37 An Idea

• Julien
• Present
• I wake before Marina. She's still sleeping, her legs wrapped around mine and her head resting gently on my chest. I carefully sneak out from under her and pull the covers over her body. She murmurs in her sleep but snuggles into the comforter. When I'm satisfied that she won't wake up, I pad out of the room and close the door silently behind me. If there's one thing I'm good at, it's moving about in a near silent manner.