LIANA'S POV
I didn't even bother setting an alarm. For the first time in months, I didn't feel compelled to wake up well before sunrise to scroll through emails or mentally rehearse strategy notes. When I finally sat up, the sky outside the window was a light gray-blue, sunlight peeking softly past the blinds. My first thought was Cam.
I found her on the living room floor, sitting on the carpet, coloring with her sketch pad. Her face lit up at the sight of me. "Mommy! You're home?" she shouted, releasing her crayons.
I sat beside her and wrapped my arms around her. "I'm not working today," I whispered against her hair.
She relaxed back, eyes wide open. "Really?"
I nodded. "Really... It's our day. Just you, grandma, and me. So I would drop you off at school and after that, I have a sur
