have to pac

ruggling with. "Yes baby, we're moving, not

heavy!" Sop

irty of them," Alex replied in exasp

tically. "This is em

the mess of scattered clothes and boxes. She wanted to say something about t

nticipation. Her phone was already on record

, that was quite a

he mess they'd made. "I see you're barely packed, plen

er to her in a f

pun her around. "I hear you're

then looked at Al

unted mansion pumpkin, pay

e? Because from what you told me, it sou

couch. "It's a luxurious home Lucy, it j

ex. "Okay start from the beginning, I couldn't

named Gregory; he looked like a

ik

d. "He just stood there looking at me li

ing already," Lu

the housekeeper, but she acted more like the quee

placed her head on Lucy's knee. "But what

hter, and thought about

ce?" Soph

't know yet honey, he did

d. "Wait, what do

stood there watching me, he d

hispered, with fear and fasc

probably hurting... his father said he's been li

e a ghost?" Sophi

handsome, although his eyes seemed s

ther?" Lucy

man seems normal enough, but he's not

bobbed up. "Is

had snapped like that. "Okay yes, he's actually very handsome a

Ooooh, this is

icy Lou, it's a terrible job, an

knowingly. "Something he

pay the first month upfront, and you'

y. "So... when ar

. "Actually, the cab sho

you were leaving today! I haven't even emoti

nt smile. "It's all

d Lucy tightly. "You'l

ucy said with a wink. "And I expect ghos

Sophie

artment, thought about all the memories they had made there... midnight cereal talks, pillow forts, fights

tion on her face. "H

handle a kid who won't speak, or a man who looks like he eats his

e. "You're Alex freaking Reynolds, you've been through way more than this,

scared

e, isn't that wha

ment. "Cab's here!" Sophie shouted, alre

suitcase and muttered, "

ng despite the lump in he

bags into the trunk. Sophie was dancing around excitedly, chatterin

ding one last time, then she

xt me. Scream into the void if yo

ghtly "Thank you f

tands a chance." Lucy said

beside her. The cab pulled away, leaving their ol

bbed her h

h, b

going to be a g

ftly... "I hop