My stepbrother
He laughs again.
"I love you, my love."
"I love you more, Hani." He kisses me again and then holds me tight as we both drift off to sleep, warm, safe, and happy in the arms of the man I love.
Zayne
4 years later
I run up the staircase of the garage, a small suitcase in one hand. I make my way into the house, which is shrouded in darkness. I head to the living room, drop my keys on the coffee table as I inhale the scent of home. Oh, I missed it. I turn and head upstairs, walk to a room at the end of the hallway, slowly open the door, and walk in. I smile down at the sleeping figure on the bed. Satisfied, I leave quietly and continue down the hallway to my bedroom. I enter slowly, dropping the