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Chapter One

After we left the Henrick Mansion, silence filled the car It wasn’t clear as driving In fact, I wasn’t bothered at all with anything outside the car except for the feeling of being held by my true owner Bettie squeezed my hand and laid her head on hed

“Is this how it ends?” she asked, rubbing her thuers

“More like the beginning,” Norain”

“Good,” I whispered in response

We were silent for the rest of the ride to the airport, only speaking when the waiter asked us anted to drink on the plane I was stuck wearingNors after he noticed

“There you go, ?”

I felt weak, like I was about to cru hi on the plane next to hi my arm just like he used to do I couldn’t contain the tears that fell They slid down es of his face, the perfect nose, and his beautiful eyes that washed overin the chair in front ofover the seat The plane hit sorip Norman’s hand

When it passed, he wrapped an arm around me and kissed my forehead

“I’lad to have you back,” he whispered

Itharder as I realized I wasn’t drea over the love lost, over the ti emotionally invested in this beautiful man next to me And now I don’t have to worry I don’t have a care in the world because he tookthis

We landed and I couldn’t ’s events to leave the seat, and I knew Norman couldn’t carry me because that would be unfair to Bettie He took our hands and led us down the stairs to another car where we drove home

Hoht My home that I would never have to leave

Courtney aiting for us inside the door and she wrapped her arms around my body like she hadn’t seen me in years It had only been sixmess while she stroked the hair from my face

“My sweet little darling,” she whispered as she wept “I e had never given you away”

I couldn’t say anything in response,my body forward into her beautiful arms Bettie was too tired to cry, I think She looked worn fro Claus and she immediately collapsed into the couch Norman lifted her and carried her to the bedrooht me We curled up in

the double king bed, Courtney holding me and Bettie between her and Norman

The four of us were hardly crowded on the gigantic bed The sheets covered us and we didn’t have to fight for warmth Norman stroked Bettie’s hair as Courtney rubbed h The tiresoy, but we still wanted each other It was hard to choose sleep over the inti more than to be penetrated byme down into the world of dreams

As I drifted to sleep, lips trailed across ered to tellto have Darkness tooklovers Day would coreet them After a restful sleep, I woke to the sound of Bettie huhknots

“Good , sweet Sammy,” she whispered “It’s a new day”

I groaned and rolled over, burying my face in her stoetto tickle my sides I snickered

“Co pancakes,” Bettie whispered

“I don’t want to get up yet,” I whispered, hoping she wouldn’t et out of bed

“Nor us food and I want you to join us,” she said