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Small Steps

Author: Oma
last update Last Updated: 2026-01-06 12:27:32

HANNAH’S POV:

He sat down beside me, water still glistening down his shoulders as the twins’ laughter echoed from the pool. He wiped his neck with a towel and nodded toward them. “They’ve been at it for almost two hours,” he said with a low chuckle.

“Yeah,” I murmured, unable to stop the small smile that crept to my lips. “They’re going to sleep like rocks tonight.”

He leaned back, stretching one arm over the chair beside him, looking relaxed in a way I hadn’t seen for a long time. “I wanted to talk to you about something,” he said, voice calm, even. “It’s about the twins.”

My shoulders tensed slightly, instinctively wary. “What about them?”

He pulled his iPad closer and tapped it awake. “School.”

He scrolled through a few options before turning the screen toward me. “I’ve been looking into good ones. Thought you’d want to decide together.”

I stared at the glowing screen. The photos were bright and happy—children in colorful uniforms, classrooms filled with books, teachers kneeling be
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