50- Challenging and comfortable

I glance out the window as we arrive at the compound. It's very active for this early in the morning. It's because of the wedding I suppose. It's taking place in the meeting hall. It wouldn't have been big enough for the engagement party, there were too many guests. But the wedding itself is limited to just the people closest to Megan which pretty much means the Shifters in the compound and me. Aaron parks the car and opens my door. I take his arm and when we reach the front door I give him a quick hug.

“Thank you Aaron.” I whisper. He nods. I knock on the door and am stunned when Bellamy opens it. We are both frozen. He is staring at me, I'm not sure what he's seeing but I sort of wish that I had dried my hair before leaving home, or put on a little concealer at least. I'm staring at him too. He looks different. There are dark shadows under his eyes that weren't there before. He looks so exhausted he must not be sleeping. He's lost weight, making his cheekbones seem more prominent. H