Chapter 32 First Light

• Grace opened her eyes to observe the golden sunlight reflecting through their bedroom curtains and the faraway noise of her coffee maker gushing into life in the kitchen. For a while, she forgot what day it was……..until Max's hand found hers between the covers and informed her.
• Wedding day.
• "Good morning, future wife," Max whispered against her shoulder, his voice raspy from sleep but tinted with what may have been a wonder.