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144. Almost perfect

Penulis: Marlize Beneke
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-04-14 19:57:42

Lena’s POV

I don’t think I will ever get used to how loud this house has become not loud in a bad way not chaos just full with oices and laughter.

The soft sound of Eli fussing one second and calming down the next footsteps moving in and out like this place isn’t just mine anymore it’s ours and somehow that doesn’t scare me like it used to.

I’m standing in the kitchen gently rocking Eli against my chest while waiting for the kettle to boil when I hear a car and not just any car a very familiar
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