EMMA
I didn’t know what I was expecting to feel when I let Alex meet the twins, but it definitely wasn't this.
This weight on my chest and this lump in my throat that refused to go away. I stood there, watching how he dropped to one knee and opened his arms, awaiting the twins' hug.
Liam went to him with ease, but Liana hesitated.
That moment made my chest tighten. The way Alex's hands trembled, the raw desperation in his eyes. When Liana finally stepped into his arms and he wrapped them both together like he’d just found the air he’d been searching for all his life, I couldn’t take it.
I turned and walked straight to the kitchen, needing space to breathe and gather myself.
I didn’t want them to see my face, especially not Alex.
Getting to the kitchen, I covered my forehead with my hand and blew out a breath.
Celia walked in quietly behind me. “So… is this the part where you start regretting letting him in?”
I didn’t answer immediately. I just stared at the closed cupboard in front of
