Fallon
“Baby?” Arriana murmurs, stroking her thumb across my cheek.
I blink at her.
My eyelids feel so heavy I can barely lift them as they close, but I force the lids apart.
“Mmhmm?”
I’m not sure if she hears me as she doesn’t respond.
I try to move and find I can’t keep my arms up any longer. They drop to my sides, dragging me down with them.
I can hear Arriana say something else, but it’s so far away.
Collapsing in her embrace, I hum, grateful to have her here.
I try to part my lips, to voice my joy at her return, but they’re sealed shut.
My next blink is even harder, and I find I want to rest in the oblivion. To let everything go and enjoy the quiet.
Quiet.
It’s so quiet.
Finally.