Frowning, Willow played with her footed feet as she listened to Cordelia. “I had a bad dream, Mommy…” She admitted, frowning as she closed her eyes. “…I wanna sleep with you…” She added, sniffling as the images from her nightmare once again shot through her mind’s eye. “…and I’m thirsty…and I gotta use the bathroom…it’s dark in there…”
Shakily running a hand through her hair, Cordelia’s eyes continued to nervously scan the room as she listened to Willow’s requests. “…Okay,” she began, still processing what Willow asked of her as she slipped out of bed.
“Let’s get you to the bathroom first. I’ll turn on all the lights and go get you water in the kitchen, okay?” she stated aloud, more for her own sake than for Willow’s. Once she had the girl situated in the bathroom, Cordelia made her way to the kitchen, making sure to turn on the lights as she went.
“Oh, thank you Dennis.” she murmured as she saw a cup of water already sitting on the kitchen table. Sinking into one of the chairs, she sighed and buried her face in her hands.
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Settling into the tail end of the blanket, Willow snuggled against Cordelia’s side, still sipping at the glass milk she...