Willow's POVThat night, after dinner, Carl asked if I would put him to bed. Gladly, I met him in his room. He was so adorable in his shark-print pajamas, laying on the bed, ready to be tucked in. Sharks were his latest fascinating, and he had a book clenched in his hands, also about sharks. So I snuggled in beside him and read the story to him.It was a sweet moment, snuggled up in bed with Carl, reading him a bedtime story just like I used to with Leo. I didn’t realize how much I’d missed these quiet, private moments with Leo. Carl listened intently at first, as I even used different voices for all the characters, causing him to giggle. But by the end of the story, he was yawning, his eyes droopy with sleep. He was fighting to stay awake. It was way past his bedtime, so I turned to leave, but he grabbed my hand, struggling to stay asleep.“Don’t go yet,” he said, his voice soft and small. I was more than happy to stay with him as long as he needed. Luigi was downstairs, cleaning up
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