"Daddy, are you still awake?"
Sneaking in the house was never an easy task. Daddy is such a light sleeper, but more importantly, he worries about me a little too much in my opinion. I flip on the light to find him asleep on the couch. Apparently, he couldn't wait up for me any longer despite his obvious efforts.
A cup of coffee still steaming on the table
His favorite book in which he claims to never want to put down
Classical music loud enough to keep even the alley cats awake.
I step over to turn off the music first, tiptoeing past him. I notice that he smiles in his sleep. I wonder if he's thinking about mother, or whatever makes him smile.
"I was listening to that Serenity"
"Hardly" I respond with a smile.
I smile at him as he sits up, stretching as if he just woke up from a long hibernation and looks over at the clock.
"Serenity…"
"Yes?"
"Its 1am, I thought I could trust you"
"You can."
I kiss his forehead and head to my room. We have both grown to a certain trust level between us. He knows I wouldn't do anything that would alienate his rules or respect. If I know he wouldn't approve, I wouldn't think twice.