Third POVThe afternoon sun filtered through the canopy of mature oak trees in Central Park, casting dappled patterns across the wide expanse of green lawn where families and couples had gathered for a lazy Sunday. Fiona pushed the double stroller with a gentle, rhythmic motion, the wheels crunching softly over the gravel path. Inside, her twin boys, Colin and Edward, just a few months old, slept peacefully under a light blanket patterned with tiny blue stars. Their identical faces looked so serene, tiny fists curled near their chins, and every now and then one of them would let out a soft coo in his sleep that made her heart swell with a fierce, protective love.Raina walked beside her, matching her pace easily, her own light jacket tied around her waist as the day warmed up. The two women had become close over the years, bonded through shared circles and the complicated threads of past relationships that somehow had not frayed their friendship. In the distance, about fifty yards
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