Half light

It was only when I awoke that I knew I'd been asleep.

My sleep must have been so deep and dreamless that I hadn't even been aware of the transition from waking to sleeping.

At first I couldn't work out what had woken me - but then I heard it: a creak from the floor on the landing. The sound of soft footsteps heading towards the door.

I held my breath as I heard a slight click from the door handle, then let it out again as after a moment, the footsteps headed away.

Whatever Kate had wanted, I was glad she seemed to have changed her mind.

While I won't pretend I hadn't felt a flutter of anticipation, on the whole I couldn't help thinking life was crazy enough right now. Adding more complications didn't seem like a good idea.

In the soft grey light creeping through the curtains, sleep was a lot harder to find than before.



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