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\u201cGood morning princess,\u201d Athena said, wrapping her arms around her niece. \u201cYou\u2019re up early.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI couldn\u2019t sleep,\u201d Lily said. \u201cI\u2019m too excited.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cExcited about what?\u201d I asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAbout the babies,\u201d Lily said like it should be obvious. \u201cMama says they\u2019re going to be here in a\u00a0<\/p>\n
few months and I get to help take care of them.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s right,\u201d Athena said. \u201cYou\u2019re going to be the best big cousin.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know,\u201d Lily said with the confidence only a four year old could have. \u201cI\u2019m very good with\u00a0<\/p>\n
babies, I helped with Liam when he was little.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou were only two when Liam was born,\u201d Sarah pointed out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI still helped,\u201d Lily insisted.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Liam wandered in a few minutes later, still in his pajamas and rubbing his eyes, he looked like a\u00a0<\/p>\n
tiny version of Orion with his dark hair sticking up in every direction and his serious expression.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cUp,\u201d he said to me, holding up his arms.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I picked him up and settled him on my other side, he immediately laid his head on my shoulder\u00a0<\/p>\n
and stuck his thumb in his mouth, clearly not as much of a morning person as his sister.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRough night, buddy?\u201d I asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He just nodded against my shoulder.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Orion came down then, looking more awake than his son but not by much. \u201cMorning,\u201d he said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
heading straight for the coffee pot.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHow is it that you have two small children and you\u2019re still not a morning person?\u201d Sarah asked\u00a0<\/p>\n
him with a smile.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know you don\u2019t mean that baby\u201d Orion said, pouring himself a large mug.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Sarah raised her brow still smiling.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou love me that way\u201d I rolled my eyes at his words, but I\u2019m smiling too.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sometimes I wonder how they love each other more everyday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I want to love Athena more everyday too. I\u2019ll love her more till my last breath.\u00a0<\/p>\n
We all ate breakfast together, Lily chattering nonstop about everything and nothing while Liam\u00a0<\/p>\n
slowly woke up, by the time we finished eating he was his usual active self, wanting to get down and\u00a0<\/p>\n
play.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo what\u2019s the plan for today?\u201d Orion asked, refilling his coffee.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI was thinking we could go out to the property,\u201d I said. \u201cCheck on the progress, let the kids run\u00a0<\/p>\n
around.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI love that idea,\u201d Athena said immediately. \u201cI want to see how much they\u2019ve done since last\u00a0<\/p>\n
time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMe too,\u201d Lily said, bouncing in her seat. \u201cCan we go now?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter everyone gets dressed,\u201d Sarah said. \u201cAnd after your brother finishes his breakfast.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s so slow,\u201d Lily complained.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou were slow at his age too,\u201d Orion reminded her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
We spent the next hour getting everyone ready, Athena took a shower while I helped Orion\u00a0<\/p>\n
wrangle the kids into appropriate outdoor clothes, by the time we were all ready it was almost ten in\u00a0<\/p>\n
the morning.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The drive out to the property took about thirty minutes and Athena spent the whole time\u00a0<\/p>\n
looking out the window with this expression of contentment on her face, I held her hand the entire\u00a0<\/p>\n
way, my thumb rubbing circles on her skin.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you thinking about?\u201d I asked quietly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHow different my life is now compared to a year ago,\u201d she said. \u201cA year ago I was still with\u00a0<\/p>\n
Daxon, still pretending everything was fine when it wasn\u2019t, still lying to myself about being happy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cAnd now?\u201d I prompted.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cNow I\u2019m actually happy,\u201d she said, looking at me with so much love in her eyes it made my\u00a0<\/p>\n
chest tight. \u201cNow I\u2019m with someone who loves me, who protects me, who makes me laugh and makes\u00a0<\/p>\n
me feel safe, now I\u2019m pregnant with twins and planning a wedding and building a house on land that\u00a0<\/p>\n
meant something to all our parents.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNow you\u2019re living the life you deserve,\u201d I said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re living the life we deserve,\u201d she corrected. Together.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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