Chapter 55
They slept like spoons facing one way.
And then Cherry rolled over, and Tom rolled over, and they slept like spoons facing the other way.
They slept with their arms draped over each other. With their knees and ankles crossing.
Even during the months when things had gone very cold and quiet between them, they’d find each other in the middle of the
night and nest in each other’s bodies.
Tonight they didn’t leave space between them for even a stray thought.
Cherry fell asleep thinking that the bed must be so happy to have Tom here. That the whole house must be holding them. That
Stevie would defend them from any threat. Cherry alone didn’t satisfy Stevie’s shepherding instincts. But she and Tom were
a flock. A family.