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[ooh_lily]

Lily never stopped being surprised by how perceptive children can be. Everyone had been quiet and sad all day now, and Emmy had been quiet and sad too, but she didn't really understand why. Not long after they went to bed, Emmy started to cry, a low, whining wail, and Lily got out of bed in her nightgown and went to fetch her

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[single_digit]

Eddie had been lost in his memories, but not so lost that his little girl didn't still come first. "It's all right Emmy," he said smoothing her hair back and kissing her forehead. "It's going to be all right." They'd survived it once before, and they'd survive it again.

[ooh_lily]

Lily settled back down on her side, with Emmy's warm weight drawn in between her and Eddie.

"It is, kidlet," she said, quietly. "Sometimes, things like this happen."

[single_digit]

"No," said Emmy, though it was a watery and less-than-firm no, unlike most of her declarations.

"Sometimes things like this just happen," said Eddie, "and you can't do anything to stop it even if you want to."

[ooh_lily]

Emmy sighed and laid her head against Lily's chest, looking up at Eddie. Lily leaned down and kissed the top of Emmy's head.

"Sometimes people have to go away, kidlet..."