Sleepy eyed, Aveline joined the family in the living room area where they were apparently supposed to be gathered.
Left to her, she would be sleeping her heart out, but Meredith had insisted they joined them.
She was the last to arrive, five minutes after Meredith had called her to come out.
Everyone's eyes went to her the moment she walked into the living room.
"Why is she here?" Atlas was quick to ask.
"Because the instruction was for everyone to be here," Riley replied to him.
"She's clearly still sleepy, and–" his words trailed into silence, when Aveline got to him, and sat on his lap.
She buried her head in his chest, resting there until whatever it was they needed their presence for was revealed.
Seth whispered into Freya's ears, and she chuckled.
"What's so funny?" Yasmin, very irritated for no reason that morning, asked.
"Didn't you see how quiet Atlas became the second Aveline clung to him?"
