Night Terror

Dom did stay. He stayed longer than Elena thought he would. He held Rowan until the boy’s tiny body relaxed, until the restless wiggles stopped, until his small hand slid down from gripping his father’s shirt and went limp. Dom sat there, staring at nothing, with Rowan breathing softly in his arms.

He didn’t look at Elena. He barely glanced her way. She didn’t like it at all. That cold distance f