Helanie:
"Is it just me or does everybody else feel a weird softness and calmness in the air?" I asked, laughing a little, but when I stared at the couches where everyone was sitting, I found them sleeping. Lord McQuoid had slumped on the couch, curled up with a cushion, sleeping peacefully.
I looked around and found only Gavin and Lucy, who were now yawning and reaching for the couches.
"Guys, if you want to rest, you can take the guest room," I suggested, but they ignored me, went ahead, and lay down on the couch to sleep together.
I started walking through the mansion, looking for someone awake. I knew Norman had immediately left to be with the kids, so I headed upstairs. Then someone came out of the kitchen yawning.
It was Kaye. He seemed about to fall asleep until his eyes landed on me, and suddenly I saw that the sleep had left his face. He stared at me with those eyes I admired, and something stirred deep inside me.
