“This is the best part of my day,” she whispers. “These little moments, when it’s just the two of us.” Her eyes fall closed when I kiss her cheek and then the tip of her nose, before moving to her forehead. “Mine too,” I murmur, wishing she understood just how much peace she brings me. I’ve never experienced anything quite like this. Simply holding her in my arms roots me in the present, makes everything but her fade away.
