All Chapters of RECKLESS DESIRES: THE ODEN LEGACY : Chapter 141

"Luke?" Amiriam's voice was soft, still raspy with sleep. She sat up in bed, sunlight puddling on the sheets. The other side was empty, his pillow already cold.Her gaze fell on the crumpled paper on the nightstand. She reached over and picked it up, thumb tracing over the familiar script.Let's start again. Just us. Just breathe. Just forever.She read it twice, and a third time, the words seeping into her chest.Laughter echoed from the kitchen. She padded bare feet toward it, across the wooden floor.James sat at the counter, his legs swinging as he munched on a pancake in the form of a lopsided heart. Luke stood at the stove, flipping another one."Good morning," Luke said without turning, but with a smile that she'd become able to hear in his voice."Morning," she said, holding up the note. "You left this for me."He glanced over his shoulder. "Thought you'd like to wake up to something other than my snoring."James grinned, syrup on his cheek. "I helped with breakfast. I just bu