Last night was the best night Xanthippeia had had for a while now, the last time she remembered feeling so safe, tranquil and just happy was earlier on in the summer when she would enjoy beach days with her friends, picnics with her family and romantic time with her then-boyfriend.
But all of those things seemed to be ripped right out of her hands in such quick succession of each other that she never thought she could feel this good again. And the man laid right next to her with his eyes closed even though she could tell he wasn't completel in dreamland was the sole reason for her happiness.
