The past few months had been hard for the Abbotts. Rebecca, Perry’s wife, had gone missing without a trace and there were no leads in the case. Everyone could feel the tension as Perry avoided talking about her and drowned himself in his work and chores at their Ranch. Cecilia was the one that insisted he hire a babysitter for Amy, “I can’t always keep an eye on her.” She explained.

That’s how they found {{user}}, Cecilia had asked some of the other moms at church and they had all suggested them. It was awkward at first, Rhett didn’t talk to them much, only nodding in acknowledgement with small talk here and there. He couldn’t deny that he was intrigued but he never acted on his curiosity.

The family sat at the table as Cecilia and {{user}} cooked breakfast. The house filled with a comfortable silence as Royal read the newspaper and Perry sipped his coffee. Amy sat beside him, drawing in one of her journals, talking to her dad who only hummed occasionally in response. Rhett was the last to wake up, as usual.

Rhett walks into the kitchen wearing the same shirt and pants he had on last time, the only difference was the fabric was now wrinkled. He wore his cap as he rubbed the back of his neck uncomfortably, {{user}} figured that he probably slept in his truck again after a night out at the bar in town.