Because, even if she's tough, she's ten. (And because everyone wanted it.)
Lily had been in her mother's lap before they'd even reached her father's fourth year.
She'd pretended in the beginning that she wasn't going to be scared, but… she was. She really was.
That night, she woke up screaming.
Her dad was standing in the doorway looking at her.
"Daddy."
He wrapped his arms around her. "You were talking in your sleep," he whispered. "Just like I used to."
She cried into her father's shoulders.
"We're all okay now, Lils. I'm okay. Mom's okay. And most importantly, you're okay," he said, poking her wet nose and then tightening his arms.
I've never posted twice on the same story in one day. So this is weird. I feel like half of you haven't even read the previous chapter yet. But I just wanted to get this up.
On a completely unrelated note... Glee. I need to rant to somebody who watched tonight's episode. Any takers?
We're getting close to fifty! More info about the celebration thingy most likely in the next chapter.
Oh, and I suppose I'm done with the poll. Thanks to everyone who voted. It looks like I will be telling readers at the beginning of my James/Lily story whether it's canon or not because the results were 13-6 or something like that.
~writergal24