Cedric's POV
When Carolyn asked if I would like to share a bottle of wine with her, talk with her and get to know each other I felt like the gods, more like the house spirits, had heard my prayers. I didn't give her a chance to change her mind, I simply smiled, opened the wine and poured us each a glass. We raised our glasses in a silent toast to whatever the future may have in store for us.
She got comfortable on the couch, one leg curled up underneath her. "Why not bring the bottle over here? It will save us getting up and down." Her suggestion made perfect sense to me so that is what I did. Sitting on the couch beside her, I turned to face her. Just as she promised, we talked, getting to know a lot about our backgrounds. I told her about my stint in the military as a medic within the
