“Wanna hug?” Brian asked, sounding timid.
Rachel couldn’t resist the urge anymore, she nodded.
Brian wrapped his arms around the girl and the two cuddled close. “It’s not a boyfriend/girlfriend thing y’know,” Brian whispered to her. “I just… I need this.”
“I know, you wanna feel safe and warm. I feel it too. I can’t fight it. I… I want my Mommy,” Rachel told him.
“Me too,” he admitted, feeling drowsy as the lullaby Pam had put on helped the kids drift off to sleep.
Soon he and Rachel were both peacefully asleep in each other’s arms.