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Orion POV

We eat dinner peacefully and I watch Bailey relax.

Seeing the tension slowly leave her shoulders as my parents treat her with nothing but warmth and acceptance,it's everything I hoped for when I suggested coming here tonight.

My mom's pot roast is as always…perfect. The meat falls apart at the touch of a fork, and the vegetables are roasted to perfection. But more than the food, it's the atmosphere that matters.

It's the easy conversation, the laughter, the way my parents make Bailey
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