Alex POV
Gemma and I were snuggled in.
I had urges, don't get me wrong.
I would love nothing more than to make our relationship intimate. Like now, my body is more than ready when I am fighting my reaction to Gemma in my arms. However, we are not yet prepared to take that type of step.
The others think we have, and we both are okay with letting them believe what they want.
Gemma fell asleep before me as I lay there a little longer, listening to her breath, and I tried to turn my brain off.
I was worried about Dad.
Dad is strong; he will get through this; his heart is strong, his brain was not starved for too long, and he should be okay. I wish I understood this more.
We have to wait and see; the part of the brain with the damage is the frontal lobe. He might not be able to spea
