✴ Damien ✴
The night was quiet and cold, the Wintervale sky a blanket of stars as I waited for Scarlett to come back. Her visit to her parents had stretched longer than expected, but I didn’t mind. It had given me time to think. Time to plan. I had been carrying the idea of asking Scarlett to move in with me for days now, and tonight felt like the right moment. We had crossed so many milestones together, and every time she stayed over, the house felt more like a home. But I wanted more than scattered nights and shared mornings. I wanted her here, with me, every day. The key I had given her this morning had clearly been a bold move. I wasn’t a fool. I knew exactly why she had gone to her parent's place. I had dodged the whole thing by not asking her to move in with me. No, instead I had gi
