Chapter 43

I woke the next morning, before dawn, and got up to get dressed. I decided on a pair of blue jeans with a royal blue tank. I threw on a black, long sleeve, button up shirt. I rolled the sleeves up to three-quarter length and left the buttons undone. I sat on the chair at the make up table to put my black Nikes on, then put on light make up and brushed my hair. I stood up and looked back at the bed. I sat on the edge of Luke’s side and bent to kiss his cheek. I got just an inch from his face and he turned his face and kissed my lips, “Good morning, love.” I smiled, “Good morning, babe. Are you ready to get going?” He smiled, “Yeah, just give me a few minutes. Do you want to go grab your coffee?” I sighed, “Yep. I’ll meet you down there. I’ll get one ready for you and have it waiting.” He smiled, “You’re awesome.”

I walked downstairs and found Chloe sitting at the table, going over the list one more time. I sighed, “Good morning. Doing a last-minute check of the to-do list?” Chloe chuck