Rosalynn awoke with a start, her heart hammering in her chest.
"Honey, bad dream?" Wayne asked, his voice heavy with concern as he lay beside her.
Tears continued to stream down her cheeks, unbidden.
Wayne, his heart aching for her, gently wiped away her tears and pulled her into his embrace, his hand softly patting her back in an attempt to soothe her.
It took some time, but Rosalynn's breathing eventually evened out, signaling her return to calmness.
"It's okay," she sniffled, "I just dreamt about them again."d2
Wayne knew all too well who 'them' were.
"Did they mention me in the dream?" Wayne attempted to lighten the mood, eager to distract her, "Did they hate me?"
A small laugh broke through Rosalynn's tears as she replied, "No, they didn't badmouth you."
After a brief pause, Rosalynn repeated the words of her mother, Addy Tesdal, to Wayne.
"Does this mean she's accepted me?" Wayne's face lit up with joy, and he hugged Rosalynn tighter, "I've won over my mother-in-law!"
"Show-off," Rosalynn muttered under her breath, returning Wayne's embrace, "Don't get too cocky. My mom's no pushover. Keep in line and she'll accept you, but if you mess up, she might haunt your dreams!"
"Deal," whispered Wayne, his voice tender, "If I mess up again, I'll hire a bunch of boxers myself to give me a good thrashing myself on her behalf!"
The sourness in Rosalynn's heart dissolved amidst Wayne's playful banter.
Glancing at the time, she noted it was almost eight.
"Let's get up, freshen up, and grab some breakfast before heading back to H City. We still need to pick up the sunflowers at the apartment."
Wayne playfully resisted, pulling Rosalynn back down onto the bed, "Five more minutes!"
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