Kiara dallied around the living room until Gabe came. He brought her a small, plastic container of strawberries and that same old boring look on his face.

It was his usual look, but since she saw that he could smile last night, she wish he’d do it more often. “You slept well last night, right? You didn’t move an inch when I was leaving...you were probably deep in sleep. Me on the other hand...” he glared at her. “I couldn’t sleep a wink for the first time in my life!”

“Why? Because of me?”

“No