The first night it rained hard after the new house was finished and I woke to the sound of it on our roof wondering if their roof was holding.
I sat up. Cassian was already awake. “You hear it too?”
“Yes,” I said. “Do you think they are dry?”
He listened for a moment. “The roof was solid. They will be fine. But I know you. You want to check.”
I got up and pulled on clothes. “Just a quick walk. I will not wake them if the lights are out.”
We went together. The path was already turning soft under the rain. When we reached the yellow door a lamp was still glowing inside. Mira opened it before we could knock.
“We are dry,” she said. “Come in before you get soaked.”
Thorne was awake too, sitting at their small table. The girls were asleep in a pile of blankets on the floor. Mira put a fi
