“Then why do you buy them?” “In case my little sugar goblin stops by,” he said, ruffling her hair as he passed in a return to his room. She smiled happily as she popped another cookie into her mouth. My heart squeezed painfully as I looked at the place where he’d been only moments before. Twenty years. He’d kept the pantry stocked for twenty years, just in case she paid a visit. Just as I was about to scold Fauna for not appreciating his love, I thought of something she’d said to me in the car when I asked why Caliban had stayed with me. If you waste this lifetime, he loves you enough to try
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