Chapter 5
The storm wore itself out shortly after midnight, leaving behind plenty of snow for building snowmen and making forts and having snowball fights.
Julie rolled over to check the clock on her cellphone. She found it hard to sleep, a million things running through her mind. There was plenty she and Hector needed to get done if they were going to pull off the perfect surprise and not exactly a lot time to do it in. Plus, the added complication of doing it all right under Belle’s nose.
The clock read ten minutes shy of four in the morning. Julie still had an hour before the agreed upon waking up time. So she rolled over again, her back to the nightstand, and stared at the peacefully sleeping form of her girlfriend. Belle’s hair was a bit of a tangled mess on the pillow, a halo of s
