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It had been a rough 48 hours for Adam, having lost his friend and having to power through without the physical presence of Kim being there with him. Sure they've talked on the phone, but it just wasn't the same without her there, without her comforting touch. He was running on zero sleep after tracking down the shooter, but he was putting on a strong front and pushing through for Makayla. But tonight, he let himself feel all of the emotions. The anger, the sadness, and even the guilt because after all he was responsible for Emily joining Intelligence. Maybe the cold air out on the porch around 1AM would help unnumb how he’d been feeling or pull him out of this terrible nightmare.
Makayla must have been having a bad night too as she was struggling to sleep through the night and eventually woke up after a terrible dream. She walked around the house, struggling to find Adam, until she noticed only the screen door closed to the back porch.
She must have made a noise as it brought Adam out of his trance. He straightened up, placed his beer on the porch, and wiped the tears from his eyes before turning to face his daughter.
“Bumblebee, what are you doing up?,” he asked.
“I had a bad dream and I miss mom. What are you doing out here?” She opened the door and joined him out on the porch.
“Just thinking, but I miss your mom too.”
“Really?”
“Yeah, you have no idea how much. Come here.” Makayla went and sat on his lap and wrapped her arms around him in a big hug. She had no idea how much her dad needed that hug at the moment.
Mack pulled her head back and looked Adam in the eye, "were you crying? What happened at work?"
Adam let out a soft chuckle. “I can't get nothing past you, can I kiddo? You definitely take after your mother in that regard.” Makayla smiled at the mention of Kim. “So do you remember my friend Emily?” Makayla nodded as Adam proceeded to tell her the kid-friendly version of what happened in the past day and a half as they both fell asleep out on the porch on their last night without Kim home.