LILY
When I came back to my senses, I found myself sandwiched between Ev and Connor – the baby in my arms and both of us in Connor’s. Both were fast asleep, despite it being just late afternoon.
It had been a long time since I had woken up with someone next to me—an adult, that is: from the first night at home, when I'd kept Ev in bed with me, the little one had shown a clear preference for co-sleeping, so most nights Connor and I kept him with either of us every other night.
This, however, I thought with a smile, basking in my mate's embrace and the feeling of having my little one in my arms, is much better.
I guessed we all needed that nap after the night, morning, and early afternoon we'd had.
The mere thought of that afternoon was enough to trigger another headache, one that not
