The Holly and the Ivy
Chapter Four – A Sleepless Night
Something was wrong. The warmth beside me was gone. I tried to see in the dark, held my breath so I would hear him better. Nothing. Where was he? We had gone to bed together, which had been rather awkward, to say the least. I had helped him to the bathroom and back, then I’d gone in and when I returned, he was reading a book. I had said I was tired and, after a while, I pretended to sleep.
Diarmad couldn’t have got up alone. He hadn’t eve