When Evan tucked Kasey into her bed, she hugged him tight and asked, “Is Charlie staying over, too?”
Evan shook his head. “No honey, he’s just here to visit.” He wasn’t sure how much of a visit it would be now that she wouldn’t be with them, keeping the talk light and easy. He didn’t really want to go back downstairs. He wondered how rude it would seem if he just crawled into the bed beside his daughter and held her until they both fell asleep.
But Kasey was smitten with Charlie—Evan had forgotten how good his friend was with kids—and she scooted over a little in her small child’s bed and patted the empty space beside her. “He can sleep in here,” she said. “I’ve got plenty of room.”
Evan grinned and ruffled her hair. “I’m sure he has other plans for the night,” he told her, though he di
