ELLEIt felt so good to spend a day without worrying about anything. It was late afternoon, and the kids were playing without signs of stopping. It was a hassle to get the both of them to sit for lunch before they ran off again. Now, I was more than grateful for not listening to Sophie and getting a smaller house as I watched Eliza and Milo chase bubbles in the spacious backyard that Sophie was blowing with a theatrical flair. I smiled as they giggled happily while popping the bubbles that got close to them. I hadn’t seen either of them this happy when they were alone. Maybe I should have made sure they met earlier. I sat on a cushioned bench, an iced drink sweating beside me, my eyes drinking in the sight of them. My son and the girl I’d grown to love played together, carefree, radiant. If anyone saw them now, they’d think they were siblings. The way they trailed each other, sharing toys and shouting each other’s names, it felt as though they had known each other longer, even for
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