It's been a week since we last saw Franklin, Cooper has been coming over to check on Ace and I and sometimes stays the night on the couch. He was a bit weirded out that Ace and I are a thing but he fell comfortable with it after he saw us both together. Apparently dad is overly worried and concerned about me and Ace staying home alone. (I think it's kind of cute that he worries about Ace.) I placed a plate down in front of Cooper and watched him dig into it immediately, he reminded me of a dog when you give it a bowl of meat. Ace and I sat on the couch eating our lasagna and watching The Smurfs movie with Cooper. It was calm and quiet and simple, it was nice. "So they're thinking if we catch Franklin, we'll let you go." Cooper said gesturing to Aces ankle. I watched his eyes light u