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

sits up, palming her eyes, and gives me a tentative, watery smile.
Handing her the box of tissues, I join her in blowing noses and wiping eyes.
Our eyes puffy from tears, we both seem lighter, steadier, and between us feels
like clarity to the air after an earth-shaking storm. I reach for my bag and pull
out my laptop.
“What are you doing?” Ziggy asks quietly.
I smile as I flip up the screen and power it on. “You and I are getting on my
favorite sites for sensory doodads and comfy clothes. My kind of shopping—
straight from the couch. Sound good?”
Her face brightens. Carefully, she scoots across the couch until she’s nestled
close. When Ziggy glances at me, her bright green eyes glitter with something I
haven’t seen in them before. Something small and fragile, but unquestionably
there.
Hope.