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and rub their slick bellies together.
    “Mommy!”
    The door flies open and they quickly separate, covering themselves, as David leaps onto the bed, my second near-miss of the night. I fly quickly up, vacating the spot he situates himself into just in time to miss being squished under his little limbs.
    “What is it, baby?” Anna’s eyes apologize to Beau as she snuggles him down between them, but Beau’s eyes are kind and understanding.
    “I had a dream,” David says, only it comes out ‘dweam.’
    “What was it about, big guy?” Beau’s big hand ruffles his hair, and David looks askance at him for a moment.
    “A fairy.”
    Startled, I nearly fall off my perch on the footboard, trying to sense if the kid has any idea at all that I’m present. He doesn’t seem to, but I can’t be sure. Climbing over the edge of the footboard, I hover there, watching them between the slats.
    “Like Tinker Bell ?” Anna smoothes his dark hair away from his forehead. He’s a sweet kid, great big brown eyes. Gonna grow up to be quite a heartbreaker, I think with a smile, watching him roll his eyes at his mother.
    “No, a real fairy,” he insists. Fairy is faiwy in David-speak. “She was pretty and she kissed me.”
    “Sounds like a good dream, kiddo.” Beau chuckles.
    “But she went away, and I was sad…” David’s eyes are big as he looks between the two of them. “And then there was a scary monster who wanted to eat my eyes!”
    The grown-ups’ eyes meet as they both try not to smile.
    “It was just a dream, baby.” Anna kisses the top of his head. “Let’s get you back to bed.”
    He rests his head on her shoulder as she carries him out of the room and I see Beau, leaning up on his elbow to watch her retreating form, his eyes soft and full of warmth. I’m pretty sure David hasn’t seen me, although he might sense my presence. That feels good to me somehow, like some sort of connection.
    By the time Anna snuggles back in, the banished cat curling up at the foot of their bed, I’ve slipped out of the room to peek in on David. He’s sleeping, his thumb tucked into his little rosebud mouth. My assignment doesn’t start until the morning and I decide to spend the night in a cat-free zone, curling up on the boy’s pillow to watch him sleep.
     
     

Chapter Six
    “Good morning, David!”
    I can’t believe it! It’s Zeph—and he’s looking right at me! I hover over David’s shoulder as he bounds into the little preschool classroom but I stop short the minute I’m seen.
    “I dreamed about a fairy!” David sits at a table and slaps a white piece of paper down there.
    “I bet you did.” Zeph smiles right at me as I fly quickly into the corner of the room, near the window.
    “I’ll draw her for you!” David waves impatiently at his mother as she kisses him goodbye, takes his coat and wishes him a good day. The baby wiggles in a carrier on her back, grinning and grabbing her hair.
    “I can’t wait to see it, David. Good morning, Chloe.” Zeph winks at Anna, giving her a smile.
    Oh my word, that smile. It’s a white flash, filled with a mischievous sort of charm. And he’s looking at me again. Of course, no one else knows it, because no one else can see me. But he can, and his gaze pins me like a butterfly splayed on a board.
    A young girl sucks on a long strand of blonde hair, edging her way around the table to look at what David is drawing. She stands there, quiet, watching the picture take shape. Zeph leaves them as more children filter in and comes over toward the window where I’m trying my best to hide behind the blinds.
    “Hi there, Sam…” His voice is low, so no one can hear him. “Here we are again. Is it fate?”
    I shrug, watching the door. The woman I’m waiting for should be here any moment now. His eyes on me feel like a heat and it’s hard to look at him… and hard not to.
    “You don’t have to be afraid.” He takes a seat at the large desk at the back of the room. “Come