#Chapter 215: When You Dream Of Me…

I fall asleep in the nursery, in a high-back chair I pulled up beside the crib. I watch Mia until my eyelids are too heavy to keep open, and darkness drags me under again. When I wake again, it’s early morning, the sunrise just breaking over the trees out the window. I look at the view, then at Mia, still asleep in her crib. She’ll likely be sleeping a while longer yet, since she was up so late last night. My heart feels heavy in my chest. Two days left until I leave. I hold in my sigh, not wanting to wake Mia. Pulling myself up, I quietly make my way for the door and slip out into the hallway. I don’t make it far before running into Archer. He’s stopped in the center of my path, arms crossed, eyes bearing down into mine. What did I do? Does he know I was listening last night? “I’m leaving tomorrow,” I tell him. “What’s left to say?” I expect a lecture, but he doesn’t even say one word. Instead, his eyes narrow. Something deep within them sparks. Oh. I know that look. He step