Who: Shawn Hunter & Riley Matthews What: Sadness Where: Their house When: This morning Warnings: feels Status: closed/in progress
The cruise would have been a much nicer experience if Liz was still around to enjoy it with him. Shawn was glad that the girls had fun, even though he was a little concerned about Riley sharing a cabin with her boyfriend. Moreso because he knew that it couldn’t be a comfortable situation for his niece than because he didn’t trust Lucas. He knew the boy would respect Riley’s wishes, liked him a hell of a lot better than the kid Maya used to date.
He was glad that he woke up in his own bed this morning though. Even if that bed was full of memories of his wife. He’d accepted that she wasn’t coming back, was worried that Maya hadn’t, and wondered if maybe they should think about getting a new place, one that wasn’t so tied to their life with Liz.
It was easy to slip back into his regular routine and head to the kitchen to start breakfast. When everything was ready, he went to the bottom of the steps. “Maya! Riley! Breakfast!”