Nikita slowly opened her eyes as the warm sunlight gently filtered through the curtains. Instinctively, her hand reached out to touch Kyle’s arm only to land on Mia’s tiny leg. The memories of last night came rushing back to her and she sat up with wide open alert eyes. Eyes that were itchy and red from crying in her sleep. The lump of dread returned to the pit of her stomach as she recalled that she still needed to talk to Kyle. Her ears strained to hear if Joel was still in the house. She distinctly heard the sounds of Gabby’s dollhouse on the T.V. and knew that meant Evie was awake. But she never let Evie watch T.V. first thing in the morning. Lorraine knew that too. Kyle hadn't done that the handful of times he'd been over...no matter how much Evie begged him. There was only one person
