Dawn and Daphne were still talking in the kitchen, the air sorta soft now, like it wasn't tense anymore but still, kinda heavy.
"I’ll try my best," Dawn said quiet, like she was talking to herself more than Daphne.
"Thank you dear," Daphne said, her eyes shiny, like proud or something. She grabbed Dawn’s hand, squeezed it a little. Dawn smiled but inside? Her heart was a mess, stormy and loud but no one else could see it.
She nodded at Daphne and went upstairs to fetch the kids. When she opened Adam’s room, laughter hit her like a wave, the kids all over the place, sprawled on the floor, on chairs, on Adam like he was already theirs. Dawn smiled at that but then, reality hit her and pulled her back. She called them to leave, everyone said bye, Adam too. She started to leave but… Adam’s
