Naomi's arrival gave Isabelle, in a sense, something to hold on to.
Isabelle took Naomi shopping.
She bought Naomi clothes, took her to the amusement park, and took her to play claw machines.
She also took Naomi to many places they had always wanted to go to when they were children but had never been able to visit.
And she took Naomi to eat many things they had once wanted to try but had never tasted.
Henry had had these things since he was little.
But to Isabelle and Naomi, they had always been things they could only dream of.
Isabelle seemed to have temporarily forgotten about Elijah.
Only seemed to.
That night, Naomi hugged a pillow and knocked on Isabelle's bedroom door.
"Isabelle! Can I sleep with you tonight?"
At that moment, Isabelle was sitting on the bed, staring blankl
