VIOLET POVThis isn’t the morning Daddy Spencer I’ve come to know. He makes breakfast and hums a song I’ve never heard. He’s relaxed today. Today I helped him, chopping up mushrooms as he fries the sausages, and getting the bread ready for the toaster. “Teamwork,” he says as I drop the mushrooms into the pan. “Teamwork,” I agree, and raise myself on tiptoes until he presses his lips to mine.The bacon smells incredible, and I really am ravenous. I let out the most contented sigh as we sat down to eat our meal, and he smiles over at me before he tucks in. “I used to hate the weekends,” he tells me. “They felt so empty. I’d work, just to fill the time.”“Mine too,” I admit. “I mean I babysat, but Maggie Connor is normally busy in the daytime, and Mum would be out. Crappy TV was my friend.” “Crosswords were mine,” he admits. “When the to-do list was checked off, that is.” The bacon tastes as delicious as it smells. I tell him so and he compliments me on how the mushro
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