جميع فصول : الفصل -الفصل 115

Chapter 111Next morning. Blake mansion. Sunlight streaming. Through windows. Warm. Bright. New day.Lora came downstairs. Still feeling. Last night. Forehead kiss. Dance. Everything. Floating somehow. Like feet. Not touching. Ground. Properly.Sienna sat. In sitting room. Waiting. Grinning. That grin. The one. That meant. Trouble. Questions. Teasing. Everything.“So.” Sienna said. Drawing out. Word. Long. Suspicious. Playful. “How was. The gala?”Lora tried. To look. Casual. Normal. Failed. Completely. “It was. Nice.”“Nice?” Sienna repeated. Eyebrow raising. “Just. Nice? You went. With Noah. To fancy gala. Wore beautiful dress. And. It was. Nice?”Lora sat. Across from her. Face already. Warming. Betraying. Her. “Okay. It was. Really nice.”Sienna leaned forward. Eyes sparkling. Mischief. Everywhere. “Tell me. Everything. Every. Single. Detail.”So Lora did. Shyly. Carefully. About arriving. About people staring. About Noah. Making jokes. Making her. Comfortable. About dancing. Abou

Chapter 113Callahan mansion. Afternoon. Sitting room. Bright. Warm. Full. Of life.Sienna sat. On couch. Surrounded. By magazines. Fabric samples. Color charts. Everything. Wedding. Everything. Planning.Her mother. Victoria. Beside her. Pointing. At dress designs. Offering. Opinions. Suggestions. Love.Eleanor. Across. From them. Excited. Involved. Invested. In every. Detail. Every. Decision.Lora. On floor. Sketching. Designing. Creating. Sienna’s dress. The one. She’d promised. To make. Perfect.“What about. This color. For bridesmaids?” Victoria asked. Holding. Fabric. Soft pink. Delicate.“Too light.” Eleanor said. Thoughtfully. “Maybe. Dusty rose. Instead?”Sienna smiled. Watching. Both mothers. Working together. Planning. Her wedding. Her. Future. Her. Everything.Landon and Noah. Sat. In corner. Watching. Amused. Quiet. Letting. Women. Handle. Details. They. Didn’t understand. Anyway.“How long. Have they. Been at this?” Noah whispered. To Landon.“Three hours.” Landon whispe

Chapter 115Dinner table. Callahan mansion. Evening. Candles flickering. Food everywhere. Laughter louder.The family. Gathered. Celebrating. Sienna’s pregnancy. New life. New hope. New everything.Plates passing. Stories sharing. Jokes flying. Warmth filling. Every corner. Every space. Every heart.Sienna glowed. Literally glowed. Happiness radiating. From inside. Out. Hand resting. On stomach. Protective. Loving. Already. Mother.Landon beside her. Couldn’t stop. Staring. At her. Like. She held. Universe. In her. Body. Which. Maybe. She did.Eleanor and Victoria. Talking. Over each other. Planning. Nursery colors. Baby names. Everything. Grandmothers. Do.Thomas and Richard. Toasting. To future. To family. To. Grandfatherhood. Both. Excited. Both. Terrified. Slightly.Noah sat. Across. From Lora. Watching. Her. When. She wasn’t. Looking. Which. Was. Often.She smiled. Laughed. Participated. But. Something. Distant. In eyes. Something. He couldn’t. Quite. Reach.Dinner ended. Eventua