Celeste
That night, after dinner, Josh and I cleaned up the kitchen while Jamie took care of the dogs.
It had been a surprisingly peaceful evening.
No arguments.
No accusations.
No Lilly.
And after the chaos of that morning, I was grateful for every second of it.
Once the kitchen was clean and the dogs had been fed, I followed the boys into the lounge room and settled into one of the chairs.
Josh grabbed the remote.
“Movie time.”
I narrowed my eyes.
“You’re choosing?”
“Yep.”
I immediately knew where this was going.
“Please don’t tell me it’s another horror movie.”
Josh grinned.
“It’s a military movie.”
“That wasn’t what I asked.”
He pressed play.
“The Shadow in the Cloud.”
I settled back, prepared to be scared.
Instead, I found myself staring at the screen in disbelief
