Chapter 147

THE SUN WAS COMING up and Andrea's eyelids were getting heavy, yet she still couldn't let herself close them. Every time she did, she saw Kevin's face.

Zain sat on the love seat a few feet away, but it felt like a greater distance was being wedged between them. She was the one who usually pulled away. Now she was on the receiving end. She didn't like it

"Oh-it's dad. Mind if I pause this?" Crystal asked.

"No, go ahead," Zain said. He'd somehow managed to avoid being covered in cats, unlike Andrea.

It wasn't that she didn't like them. She did. They just shed and left her covered in a fur coat she couldn't take off. She stared down at a black cat named January who was particularly fond of her. His big, amber eyes were partially closed.

Okay, so she could see having one cat. Like January. But she wasn't going to be a crazy cat lady like Crystal.

"Hey, dad." Crystal got up, hauling a cat off with her into the big living room.

Zain turned, his gaze warm. Familiar. Welcome.