Chapter 646

Naomi's heart was still racing. She was swept up in profound sorrow for Christine. As she took deep breaths, Brendan said, "Don't sleep face down again. It's bad for your heart." Naomi nodded. "Okay. I'm going to check on Mom and Dad." With that, she got out of bed and quietly made her way to Christine and Dennis' room. There was a pin-drop silence in the house. Naomi carefully opened the door a crack to peek inside. Upon seeing that Dennis and Christine were sleeping peacefully, she sighed in relief. Just as she was about to close the door, Dennis' voice came through. "Naomi, is that you outside?" Naomi answered softly, "Yes, it's me." Since she was standing outside, Dennis quickly got out of bed and put his robe on. As he came out, Naomi smiled sheepishly and said, "I had a dream where Mom was crying, so I wanted to check on her." Dennis glanced back into the room at Christine, then said, "Your mom is a very kind-hearted woman. You mean the world to her." Looking at Christi