"You must be exhausted, Avery!" said Mrs. Cooper. "I just wanted to tell you that I've put all of the gifts that Hayden and Layla received today in the storage room on the first floor."
"Alright. I'll deal with them tomorrow." Avery caressed Robert's head, then said gently, "Did you have fun today, sweetie? I'll throw you a birthday party when you turn a year old, okay?"
Mrs. Cooper sighed with a smile, "Time sure flies by. Our dear Robert is already turning six months old!"
"I know."
"Take a shower and go to bed, Avery. You still have work tomorrow!" Mrs. Cooper said.
Avery nodded, then headed toward her bedroom.
She had planned to take a shower before she went to bed, but the bed seemed to be calling her name the moment she walked into the room.
She walked over to the bed in a daze and lay down. She had planned to rest for a bit and take a shower once she recuperated some energy. She ended up falling into a deep slumber shortly after.
Avery regularly had nightmares. They never went away no matter how much she tried to get rid of them.
They were always the same dreams.
The first was her father's final moments. He had held her hand on his death bed, apologizing to her and begging for her forgiveness. Her father had taken his last breath before she could say anything. It was one of her biggest regrets.
The second nightmare was the death of her mother. Laura had died in a brutal car crash that turned her face into an unrecognizable mess of flesh and blood. She had never had the chance to say goodbye to her mother. It was a kind of deep pain that she would never move on from for the rest of her life.
The third was her divorce from Elliot.
The fourth nightmare was the memory of Robert almost dying prematurely.
All of these regrets and agonies continue to torment her every single night.
Tonight, however, she had a relatively peaceful sleep.
Not only did she not dream at all, but she also did not wake up once through the night.
It was not until her phone rang the next morning that Avery awakened.
She instantly opened her eyes
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