Chapter 14
Jessica
Exhaustion tugged at my eyelids, and I snuggled my face into Cassie’s warm neck, the jingle of another silly cartoon blaring from the TV. She smelled like her lavender nighttime bath wash and her footie nightie like generic dryer sheets. I landed a few smooches on her soft skin before she pushed a hand up to block my lips.
“No way!” she barked, her attention glued to the screen.
I relaxed back into the couch, allowing my tired muscles the rest they deserved while giving Cassie some space since she preferred it while zoning out with her cartoons.
The apartment around us sparkled and smelled like citrus from my weekly cleaning, allowing me to semi-relax. All I had left to do was to put my daughter down and finally shower the stench off my own body. Then I could indulg
