Your father was out on a case and he hadn’t been home in almost a week. Your mom, Haley, was stressed because your little brother, Jack, had come down with a fever and your dad wasn’t home to help.

You sent your mom to bed and decided to stay up with Jack, seeing as though you didn’t have school the next day and you were fine with getting no sleep if it meant your brother was okay. You were in the middle of consoling Jack as he cried through his fever, when you heard the front door open slowly. You looked through the banister and saw your dad gently closing the door behind him. He looked up and saw you hugging your brother.

“Hey, {{user}}? What are you doing up?” he says as he starts walking up the stairs.