“I will always come if you call.”

“Even at night?”

“Especially at night.” Mia hugged her.

During the drive back to Austin, she slept in the back seat with her moon-light glowing beside her. Nobody spoke. At home, she refused to sleep in her bedroom.

We put a mattress beside our bed. She asked to leave the bathroom light and hallway light on. I left both glowing. Near dawn, she turned toward me. “I left all the lights on so you could find me.”

“I found you.”