Chapter 116

I wanted to do them but wondered if I could.

Patrick sounded drowsy as he said it again. “You and I together forever, here and there.” He kissed me once more, then snuggled down, for sleep I presumed. “It sounds like Heaven.” 3

Eventually, the snow melted away, bringing a promise of longer days and March and April showers to prompt the May flowers I never imagined I might not be around to see. Now, it was Monday, April 1, 2019, the date that might end up on my tombstone after the dash. No fooling.

I’d never been one to hate Mondays, not like a nine to fiver, who had to return to work after the weekend. Man, those people would have little to complain about if they knew how much this particular Monday was going to suck for me.