Naomi's POV The morning sun filtered through gauzy curtains, dust motes dancing like champagne bubbles. I woke before the alarm, tracing the faint line of scars on my hip where my baby had first kicked. Raymond was still sleeping, one arm thrown over the pillow, his back rising and falling in the steady rhythm of rest.I slid out of bed, my toes brushing the soft rug. In the bathroom’s mirror, I saw the woman I had become—lines around my eyes where laughter lived, slight softness at my waist where love had settled, and a spark in my eyes that came from living fully.I made coffee for two, inhaling its bittersweet aroma. On the balcony, the cove below was glassy, the horizon a whisper of pink. I let the cup warm my hands, thinking of how far we’d come since first meeting.When Raymond joined me, blinking and stretching like a contented cat, I surprised him with a slow smile. “Ready for our last day of nowhere?”He laughed, old-world charm in his grin. “Always.”A Walk Through Wildflow
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