The Awakening

This chapter takes place during Season 17 Episode 10


"You gotta bounce from the knees," he says with a wide smile, holding her daughter securely in his arms. He looks up, catching her eyes briefly. "They love that."

And in that moment . . .

That precise moment . . .

When she notices the sparkle of pure joy in his blue eyes . . .

The one that makes her realize for the first time that this is a good man . . .

It changes everything.

She awakens.