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Patrick leaves his bags by the door as he goes in search of his wife and daughter. Angel's sits in the rocking chair, Charlotte's fast asleep . A pain squeezes his chest. there's so much he'll miss. Angela gives him a watery smile which, he gratefully receives, a sign that their argument's over.
He lifts Charlotte from her and buries his face in her silky hair, drinking in the smell of her.
"Someone should bottle that for absent parents. "
Angela wraps her arms around him, laying her head on his shoulder. It takes a monumental effort for him to drive away..