53/365 Knee jerk reflex

I get home later in the evening after a long day. It's dark, bedtime, Jake's home with the kids. I get out of the car and glance up at the Paxtons' porch. They're not sitting there in the dark. They're gone. Yes, it is just a week and it's just vacation, but it's a long damned week. My girls are stir-crazy waiting for Bree to be home. And I'm pretty much on my own without adult contact during the work day. So yeah, it's been a long week.