The next morning, Lily woke Darryl up. “Wake up; we need to go to school.”

Darryl stretched and sat up slowly. He was so hooked by the book last night that he went to bed late.

Lily handed him clothes. “Go wash your face, and I’ll make you breakfast.” She turned and went to the kitchen.

Darryl was shocked by the warm and fuzzy feeling lingering in his heart. In the past three years, Lily had never made him breakfast. Darryl used to prepare their meals for them, but now her attitude had c