23. HER JOURNAL

~RUBY

I woke up to a silent, serene morning.

There was no loud ringtone distributing my sleep which made me wonder for a moment if something was wrong with Ella.

She hadn't called me for a while now. And her number was not reachable. Knowing my impulsive, erratic baby, she was probably too busy with work.

Yeah. That must be it. I yawned and was about to roll to the other side of the bed when I noticed a warm body beside me.

I whirled around, surprise making my jaw drop when I saw Ethan, snoring slightly.

Ethan.

On the bed with me.

I remembered last night, and how our lovemaking had been so different from what I was used to. And now, he was on the bed with me, when I was expecting to wake up alone as usual.

I snuggled close to my husband. He snaked his arm around my waist and pulled me closer, breathing my hair in deeply.

This was new. Strange. Unexpected. But I liked it.

I decided to stop comparing how different it was, how the contrast was so sharp, s