One From the Other

Thinking about the past and realizing how much had changed between us made me chuckle softly at the thought.

"What's so funny?" Bradon asked in a low whisper before placing a tender kiss on my cheek.

"Nothing. I was just thinking a little about the past," I replied before flashing him a smile.

Bradon didn't say anything, but there was a slight tension between us. He must have realized that we could no longer avoid the conversation forever. We had spent more than enough time tiptoeing around the subject without approaching it directly.

"My sister came to visit. She mentioned that she managed to get your permission," I told Bradon the moment we took our seats at the dining table.

"Really? I guess that's a good thing," Bradon replied passively as he began eating.

I ate as well, although food was the last thing on my mind at that moment. While we both ate in silence, I couldn't help but steal glances in Bradon's direction as I wondered what he was thinking. I had expected that he would as