The way

Lilly

The next morning, we found ourselves on the beach early.

Chance and Sophie eventually joined too. It was the downfall of a small village. It took all of ten minutes to reach all four corners of the entire village.

“Hi, Mommy.” Sierra ran towards me with her chubby hands outstretched. “Mr. Paolo gave me an extra scoop.”

I missed the days when the world revolved around ice cream.

“Me too,” Saoirse exclaimed.

“Free scoops are always the best.”

“So this is where you’ve been hiding?” Chance sat next to me. Saoirse and Sierra left to play with their cousins to build yet another stone castle in the water.

I glanced down to my bathing suit and regretted not wearing a one piece. The two piece white bathing suit revealed my little bump and next to Sophie’s knockout body, I felt a bit self-conscious. Although I had the best reason for it.

“Hi there,” she greeted me. “I hope you don’t mind that we joined in.”

“Of course not,” Jonathan replied before I could. He had eyes only for Sophie.

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