Chapter 555

Queenie couldn't sleep on her first night at the Hooper residence. She tossed and turned in Joshua's arm. "Can't sleep?" Joshua asked, sensing her restlessness as he kissed her forehead. "More like I'm scared to fall asleep. What if I wake up tomorrow and find you, Grandpa, and my new family gone? What if I go back to that rented house with the rest of the Atkinsons?" Queenie was anxious about her newfound happiness. It had happened so quickly and suddenly that she didn't know how to face it. "Silly little thing. No one can take away what's yours. Unless, of course, you plan on leaving me at some point in this lifetime," Joshua said, frowning at the idea. "As if! Don't let such ridiculous thoughts get to you." Queenie flipped over and wrapped her arms around Joshua. She gave him a peck on his cheek. "I'll never leave you as long as you want me." "I'll always want you. Also, I was right about how you let your imagination get the better of you." He flicked her pert and pretty nose af