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They were lying side by side, looking up at the ceiling when Destiny said, “I had a nice time tonight. I don’t know if this was part of the date or not, but thank you.”

“This has been the best week I’ve had in a very long time,” Faith said. “It’s because we spent so much time together. I hope we can keep doing that.”

“Me, too,” Destiny said softly.

Faith felt Destiny take her hand in the dark then heard her yawn.

“Good night, Faith,” Destiny murmured. “See you in the morning.”

“Night, Des,” Faith replied softly. She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and thanked the powers above that Destiny was right next to her once again.

21

Destiny had to give Faith credit for remembering the things she liked as well as things they liked to do together. Last night could’ve been any Friday night for them. They used to order food from a place they both liked because when Friday rolled around neither of them wanted to cook.

Oftentimes they would relax and watch TV together. It wasn’t an exciting Friday night necessarily, but it was what they both wanted. The one thing that was missing was the cuddling. They’d seemed to always end up on the couch together cuddling while they watched their latest shows.

Destiny fell asleep holding Faith’s hand. Sometime in the middle of the night, she woke up. She and Faith were on their sides and Destiny's arm was wrapped around her middle. Destiny could feel Faith’s hand holding hers where it rested against her chest. This was how they’d slept most nights or in the reverse position with Faith holding Destiny.

Destiny took a deep breath. She didn’t get angry like she had last night when she thought about all they could’ve been accomplishing together with work. Right now, she felt thankful and content to savor this moment. Sometimes it felt like they’d wasted so much time being apart, but maybe they needed that time for whatever reason.

Destiny couldn’t tell Faith just yet that she was the most important thing to her right now, too. But she was pretty sure Faith could see it in her eyes. Being with her now, holding her close, made Destiny think they could do anything as long as they were together.

Faith gently stirred and squeezed Destiny’s hand. Then she sighed and Destiny knew Faith was still asleep. She snuggled a little closer and it wasn’t long until her breathing matched Faith’s, sending her back to sleep, too.

Destiny rolled over and realized she was alone in the bed. Just then the most tantalizing aroma assaulted her nose. What was that? She sat up in bed, blinked a few times, and saw Faith standing in the kitchen at the stove. From this vantage point, Destiny could see the length of the tiny home and decided it was an interesting perk.

“Good morning,” she said to Faith while stretching her arms above her head.

“Good morning,” Faith said.

Destiny smiled as Faith stopped what she was doing and gazed at her.

“What? Is my hair sticking out everywhere?” Destiny asked, crawling out of bed.

“No.” She turned back to the stove then looked back at Destiny. “You always look so cute when you just wake up.”

“Oh please,” Destiny scoffed.

“I’ve told you that many times,” Faith said.

“And I haven’t believed you even once,” Destiny said, walking into the small kitchen.

Faith chuckled and poured Destiny a cup of coffee.

“What’s all this?”

“I’m making us breakfast,” Faith said. “You come in here.” She took the cup of coffee to the couch and waited for Destiny to sit down. She handed her the cup and turned to the TV.

“The game is about to start.”

Destiny gasped. She looked from the TV to Faith and exclaimed, “Faith! This is the surprise?”

Faith nodded with joy all over her face. “I know you love to watch the Women’s Super League soccer in England. It may be afternoon in London, but it’s very early for us. That’s why I needed you to spend the night.”

“Oh, babe,” Destiny murmured. “I can’t believe you did this.” She caught herself as the word slipped out and glanced up at Faith.

Too late. Faith had heard it and gave her an amused grin.

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