Chapter 538

"I know." As Brendan said that, he gave her another kiss. In response, Naomi put her arms around his neck and reciprocated his passion. Everything else aside, he had gotten clearance in the bedroom. … When Naomi opened her eyes the next morning, a thick layer of snow had formed outside. Brendan wasn't by her side. Instead, she heard his and Bryson's voices coming from the living room. Bryson was cackling away happily. Out of habit, she rested her arm over her eyes. An atmosphere like this felt pretty good. After laying in bed for a while, Naomi decided to get out of bed. Just as she was doing so, Bryson came over with an airplane model. Seeing that Naomi was awake, he leaned against the bed and announced, "It snowed, Mommy." Naomi looked outside and saw that the roofs of other houses were covered with a thick layer of snow. Naomi patted Bryson on his head as Brendan walked into the room. "You're awake." Then, he approached her and kissed her on her cheek. "Breakfast is