After dinner, I told the girls I would tuck them in for bed when they were ready. They each took a bath while I changed into my pajamas and then, a little after ten, I went up to their room to send them off to sleep. My dad was still sitting in the living room when they told him goodnight and the three of us headed down the hall toward their rooms. Monica's room was first but she kept walking with us all the way to Ally's room and the three of us went in.
Ally hopped into bed and I walked over and sat down on the edge. Monica sat on the foot of it watching. My attention was drawn to a picture of mom sitting on Ally's nightstand. I picked it up and ran my thumb down the front. She was so pretty. I missed her horribly, even though it had been a long time since she passed.
"I like your hair
