EMMA'S POV
Lily shows up on a Saturday morning with a duffel bag and a man I've never seen before.
He's tall, quiet, holds the door open for her without making a performance of it. She walks in like she owns the place, drops the bag, and announces she's staying for the weekend because her apartment is being painted.
Then she looks at me like she's waiting for me to notice the man standing behind her.
"This is Daniel," she says.
Daniel raises a hand. "Hey."
He has the specific energy of someone who has heard a lot about this family and is calmly prepared for whatever happens next. I like him immediately.
Dominic shakes his hand. They disappear to watch something in the living room while Lily follows me to the kitchen and sits at the island watching me make coffee with the expression
