Viola woke up with a start. She had an uneasy feeling at the pit of her stomach. She rubbed the sleep from her eyes. The events of last night suddenly dawned on her and the uneasy feeling turned into butterflies and they were fluttering like crazy. Reed had been so sweet to her last night. He had been so perfect.
She brushed her teeth and made sure her breath didn’t reek. Pete loved to tease her about anything and though it made her laugh, there were times that he annoyed the hell out of her. But she loved him though, he tried his best to be a father to her but he could never fill Paul’s shoes.
The moment Viola reached the kitchen, she knew something was wrong. She couldn’t hear Barbara and Pete’s playful banter, or the sizzling of bacon or whatever breakfast Barbara prepared. She stared
