Lucas
I stood before the full-length mirror, adjusting the collar of my shirt. My first stop was Lily’s room as I stepped out of my room, she was sound asleep, her small chest rising and falling, her hair fanned out across the pillow. I leaned down and pressed a kiss to her warm cheek. She stirred, a soft sigh escaping her lips, but didn’t wake.
For a long moment, I just watched her, etching this perfect, peaceful image into my mind. Leaving her room, I paused, my hand hovering over the doorknob to Emily’s bedroom. The thought of stepping into her room died as quickly as it formed. What if she woke up? What would I say? "Go back to sleep, I'm just on my way to confront the man who shattered your life, and it might get violent." No. She deserved her peace, she’d had so little of it than
