Lily stared at her grandfather for a long moment.
Her expression was very still and very careful, like the expression of a child trying to decide whether to believe something good after being disappointed too many times before.
Then she nodded once, the movement small and quiet.
Her thoughts came through immediately afterward.
Nobody has ever said that to me before. Nobody has ever said it like that or spoken as though it was already decided and not something that needed to be discussed first.
For a moment, her thoughts fell silent.
Not Daniel. Not Vivienne. Not anyone.
Lucas looked up at the ceiling again while Ethan had gone completely still.
Lily's thoughts continued softly.
I really want to walk someday.
After a longer pause, another thought followed.
I want to run. I want t
