Choo-Choo
““Wake up sleepyhead. I’m heading out in a few minutes and you need to tell me goodbye.”
Her heart sank. It could be goodbye and she knew it. If she allowed herself to be drawn back into this life she would wonder every time he left her. She would worry too, because she was falling for him. She wouldn’t just be worried about a roof over her head, she would fear for him in earnest.
“Come on now Goldilocks. I know you’re awake.”
She cracked her eyes open to find his colorfully br...uised face hovering above her. She gasped.
“You look terrible.” She clapped a hand over her mouth and one cupped his bruised cheek. “This is all my fault.”
“This is,” he ran his hand through her short curls and raised his brows in question.
Josie blushed. With all the excitement the day before they had hardly talked at all. “I thought it would be easier to hide.”MoreLess
Her heart sank. It could be goodbye and she knew it. If she allowed herself to be drawn back into this life she would wonder every time he left her. She would worry too, because she was falling for him. She wouldn’t just be worried about a roof over her head, she would fear for him in earnest.
“Come on now Goldilocks. I know you’re awake.”
She cracked her eyes open to find his colorfully br...uised face hovering above her. She gasped.
“You look terrible.” She clapped a hand over her mouth and one cupped his bruised cheek. “This is all my fault.”
“This is,” he ran his hand through her short curls and raised his brows in question.
Josie blushed. With all the excitement the day before they had hardly talked at all. “I thought it would be easier to hide.”MoreLess
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