In fact, I didn't wake until I felt Moira climb back into bed after a potty run. The sun was bright. It had to be at least 8:00 a.m. And I didn't feel...like moving.Moira and Saralinda were cuddled together ignoring me. Actually, I don't think they knew I was awake. The window was behind them, and Moira's hair glowed like an aura around her head. She was whispering to Saralinda, and stroking her face. They looked supremely happy. I didn't want to disturb them, but I did need to pee. As quietly as. “Is it that hard to understand? I love you, Lucas, and for this, I will have to leave. You cannot jeopardize your position for someone like me.”“Someone like you?” Lucas’s hands closed over his. “There will never be someone like you. No one has ever made me feel as alive as you do. For a while, I thought I was simply infatuated, but not anymore. They had to hurt you to make me realize...”Thin fingers pressed against Lucas’s lips to silence him. “Don’t worry, I’ll be fine. They dragged me here,. " Yes honey?" I replied."Are you going to be my new mummy?" I felt my heart break there andthen. I walked back and sat on the side of the bed."Jessica," I started. "Do you know where your mummy is?" Daddy says she's in heaven," she replied."She is and she's always watching over you. So you don't need a newmummy." I hoped I was doing ok here."I suppose not." She didn't seem happy with that so far."Jessica, honey. I can't replace your mummy, nor would I want to. AndDaddy doesn't want me to. Ai's bare feet (for she never wore shoes) came down on small smooth stones, making her think for a moment she might slip and fall. But, Ai had good balance, and in a few moments she was up onto the dry green grass and skipping up towards the house.The house, now that she was closer, wasn't quite as pretty as Ai had thought. The paint was a bit faded, the windows were a bit dirty, and the fence around the garden was missing a gate. This she didn't mind: with barely a pause, Ai walked through the.