Chapter 57 - Over due

I open my eyes and look to my left and then to my right, the bed is empty. My heart beats fast when I realize I’m in bed alone and Knox is not in the room. “Knox.” I call out and wait for him to answer but he doesn’t. I sit up on the bed and look out the window. It’s still relatively dark outside; I can tell its early morning. “Knox.” I call out again. I wait a few more seconds for him to answer, the door opens just as I was about to get out of bed.

I release a breath I didn’t know I was holding. My heart is beating so fast I can hear it in my ears. I had a flash of the night I woke up in my bed and he wasn’t there. I need to learn to not freak out when I wake up and he’s not there. I don’t want to die young of a heart attack.

“Hey.” He says walking to the bed. He smiles at me and I master a smile even though I feel like shit. This is an emotional experience for me and I don’t know how I’m going to deal with it all.

“Hey.” I say looking at him get under the covers. He looks at me c