The Quarterback's Roommate
Their reflections danced on the water’s surface, turning every ripple into liquid light and wrapping the entire room in a warm, intimate cocoon.
Lila had been gone to college for two full semesters now. Her bedroom door stayed closed most days, a quiet reminder rather than a wound. The house felt vast sometimes, but mostly it felt reclaimed—ours again, every creak and sigh belonging only to us, full of old memories and brand-new possibilities.
Tonight we’d decided on slow. No rush. No urgency. Just deliberate, unhurried worship.