Always Only You by Chloe Liese (z-lib.org).epub

we head out to my tiny patch of backyard as she snuffles around, then does her
business. After that, we curl up on the couch and read. Well, I read. Pazza lies on
top of me and vies for my attention.
I hear Ren’s footsteps roaming upstairs. Opening and closing closet doors.
My shower curtain being snapped back, then straightened.
A smile tugs at my mouth as I open the container of dog food Lo made for
Pazza and drop it into her bowl. He’s upstairs, checking every nook and cranny.
As stupid as it is to get all feely about it, I do. I stand in my kitchen, savoring
the sounds of care, because soon they’ll be gone. I’ll be back to being alone.
You like being alone.
Pazza whines, bumping my hand with her head. “We’ll be fine,” I whisper to
her.
On a snort, she pulls back and shakes her coat, those pale gold eyes boring
into me. Sure, Mom, they say. Keep telling yourself that.