"Father must have let Leo into the house out of habit," I thought to myself as I tucked myself to sleep in the master bedroom. Since Father was still working, I decided not to disturb him and go to sleep first, thinking about how Leo must have given my father some trouble this afternoon as a result of staying here. I subconsciously sighed when I thought of the difficult days ahead solving Adrian's bizarre case.
As usual, I wasn't able to get into a deep sleep and was instantly startled awake when I felt some movements beside where I lay on the bed. When I smelled the familiar scent of body wash that belonged to my father, I instantly relaxed and allowed my father to hug me from behind. As he did so, I shifted around in order to face myself against my father, feeling his strong heartbeat t
