: : : Sophie : : : - - - One Week Later - - - Living life with Kieran… It’s unexplainable. I feel secure and safe whenever he’s around, but also, he keeps challenging me and keeping me on my toes. It’s been over a week since we’ve settled here and I must say, there’s never been a single moment of boredom. Lately, our days have settled into a comfortable, almost idyllic routine, one that I’ve come to cherish deeply. Every morning, Kieran and I rise before dawn, the world around us still cloaked in the quiet of night. The alarm goes off at 5 a.m., and we both groan, but there's a twinkle in Kieran's eye that makes it impossible to be grumpy for long. “Ready to get your butt kicked today?” he teases, leaning over to me to kiss the top of my head. “Only if you’re ready to eat my dust,”

