Just then, Shannon gently tugged at the corner of my shirt and whispered, a little shyly, "Ms. York, I want to sleep with you too. If Daphne gets to, I want to as well..."Daphne immediately scrunched up her nose, wrapped her arms around my leg, and protested, "But she's my mother. She's supposed to sleep with me!"The disappointment flashed across Shannon's face right away. She lowered her head and went quiet.When I saw how hurt she looked, my heart softened. After thinking for a moment, I said, "How about this? You two can sleep together. Tomorrow we can go buy a bunk bed with a slide. You can even choose who sleeps on top and who sleeps on the bottom."The moment I finished speaking, their eyes lit up.Daphne forgot her unhappiness instantly and said excitedly, "I want the top! Slides are super fun!"Shannon nodded eagerly. "Okay! I'll take the bottom then. I'm kind of scared of heights anyway."The heaviness Timothy had brought with him faded away, completely drowned out by
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