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Erica:

I still didn't sleep as so I got home or at night either. The pain in my leg was ebbing away but my heart and mind were still very troubled.

The kids were also swarming me and looking at me with worried stares. Elma had her arm around my neck and they all insisted that they slept with me in bed that night.

It was a tight squeeze but I was happy to have them around me.

The next morning, Lorenzo came in to check on me. His hair was mussed and his brown eyes had a piercing depth to them.

I looked at his hand and there was a tray of steaming hot bacon and eggs that were slightly burnt at the edges.

I smiled. It was the thought that counted, wasn't it?

"I'm sorry that breakfast wasn't perfect. I left them on the stove to answer a business call."

He gave me a sweet smile and placed it on my lap. The kids were still clinging tightly to me and I saw Elma give Lorenzo a poisonous stare.

I was taken aback. What was wrong with her?

Lorenzo caught her eye and he cleared his throat loudly a