The house finally quieted.
After all the panic and drama over Lily's glowing eyes, everyone slowly peeled away to their respective corners of the house to get some rest. It wasn't easy fitting eight people into a modest three-bedroom home, but they made it work…or at the very least, they tried to.
Leo and Adam disappeared into Leo's room, quietly exchanging a few words as they exchanged thoughts on what had happened today before shutting the door behind them. It left the rest of the space to the girls, which Penny loudly announced was a win for feminism.
Not long after that, the living room became a patchwork of blankets, pillows, and half-eaten snacks. Rachel was already stretched across one couch, legs dangling off the side. Penny had claimed the other, curled up in a hoodie and nursing a cup of water she insisted on calling "night broth."
