#Chapter 99: You Made Alice Very Happy

Julian’s POV Even the addition of the bear at the dinner table could not ruin the otherwise perfect evening that I spent with Alice and Amber. We gorged ourselves on pizza, then watched a movie. On the couch, Amber and I sat on the ends with Alice between us. Halfway through, Alice started to doze, eventually falling asleep on my arm. When she started snoring, Amber stopped. “We should get her to bed,” she whispered. Having never tucked my daughter in before, I was thrilled to oblige and scooped her up into my arms, with her head resting against my shoulder. She so easily curled into me, her little hands gripping my shirt. My heart ached with how precious she was, my treasure sleeping soundly. I followed Amber down the hallway to Alice’s room. While Amber moved to the wall to plug in the nightlight, I carried Alice to the bed. The bed was made, so it took some shuffling to get the covers drawn back, but once they were, I gently lowered Alice down. Even with her legs kicke