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Catching up on lost time

Author: Sapphire
last update Last Updated: 2025-04-22 01:40:18

Lucy’s POV

My birth mother and I hug each other for what feels like an eternity, as we shed tears of joy. I don’t ever want to let go of her, and from how tightly she’s holding me, I can tell that the feeling is mutual.

Suddenly, I feel a hand on my shoulder, and so I pull away from my mother, at the same time that she pulls away from me. The hand belongs to my father, who is trying to comfort us both.

He smiles warmly at me, and I return the smile and happily accept the hug he gives me.

“I thought that it is a good idea to step in because left to your mother, she’ll stay here hugging you for a week at the very least.” He jokes, and my mother laughs.

I’m glad he called her my mother, because I’ve been wondering if they’d want me to refer to them that way, and this answers my question. He is a very handsome man, and I have his eyes.

“Oh, stop it, honey.” My mother says, giggling a little and swatting him playfully on the arm.

My eyes well up with tears instantly again. It is very clea
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