It was still quiet when I woke, so I just lay there enjoying the silence with my eyes closed. I hear a door open and I think that must be the start of today in this house. I slowly turned around in bed, trying to not wake up my boyfriend. He’s still fast asleep, wonder he didn’t wake up. He doesn’t make a sound at all, but I can see him breathing. His chest going up and down. The little moves his nose makes when he breathes. I am thankful for this moment, this moment that he just lies there and that he’s alive. Alive and well, lying by my side. Please don’t pinch me…
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