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Shayla cleared away the bowls once ere done with theet some sleep She promised that ould leave early tomorrow--no later than 6 AM--and it was in Lawrence’s interest to sleep The time would pass more quickly

Given that the two bedrooms contained a double bed each, ere now faced with the matter of ould sleep where I quickly volunteered to rest on the sofa, even though Shayla said that she didn’t mind

Shayla retired to her bedroo Lawrence andon Lawrence’s bedside table and unpacked some essentials--pajamas, toothpaste and toothbrushes I helped Lawrence to the bathroom where I waited while he brushed his teeth with the bottled water He still appeared to be in quite a daze, but he seeenuinely happy Relieved, in spite of whatever pain his body was still giving him

As nervous as I still felt about the whole affair--what exactly heabout himself--my mood couldn’t help but lift, too I’d been around this man so intensely and incessantly for so many days in a row, my mind so wired into his needs, his happiness, it came as kind of a shock to realize how much my own happiness had couessed, as a caregiver, that could siiver was supposed to be deeply e his teeth, he wheeled hi me to have the bathrooed into ed in the bedroom about tenup in bed… clutching my pink, polka-dot notebook

"No!" I squealed "Jo--Lawrence!" I rushed to the bed and grabbed it from him, even as amusement sparked in his eyes

I felt absolutely h it was supposed to just be notes and observations about hione on, it had beco down so ht he would actually read theet a hold of this?" I scolded him

"You left it bythat you placed it so close tovery private"

I cursed myself I must’ve planted the notebook down on the table while I was unpacking the toothbrushes and forgotten to replace it in the suitcase

"I’m sorry," he went on, the corners of his lips still curved "Though I’h I foundet into this?" I asked

"Not far," he said "Just the first page…"

That’s why you didn’t find anything too e it, though, if you would allow me, Grace"

Oh,notes," I said,to stow the book back in the suitcase

"I didn’t detect anything stupid about them," he coh stupid detector I found your observations incredibly interesting Enlightening, even At least, those Idown reluctantly at the book in , I supposed that I could hand-pick a few observations and let hi "Okay Scooch over"

Herooes away fro thee, I et to know him a little better, the co," he said

"And youh I really didn’t want him to read any ested "You handthat’s absolutely too excruciating for you, you can just snatch the book off h Would there really be any harht even be good for him to read all my observations co in hiainst the pilloith hie

As his eyes began to travel down the page, I nudged hi from the top"

And so he did Details of the second day we’d spent with each other Most of it see that had happened since, but Josh read it with interest before turning to the third page

Once I realized that he was nearing the bit when he’d snapped at , I wasn’t sure I could bear it I ht

"Coht as well let me finish it"