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Lola pov The morning light spilled softly across the living room, catching on the edges of Elara’s toys and the stack of books Lola kept meaning to finish. It felt ordinary in the best way.She stood at the window, coffee warming her hands, watching Melvin kneel on the floor as Elara explained something with great seriousness. He listened like it mattered. Like she mattered.That was when Lola knew.Not in a sudden rush.But in the quiet certainty of witnessing consistency.Love, real love, did not arrive with fireworks. It arrived with presence.She had once believed happiness meant certainty without risk. Now she understood that happiness meant choosing something meaningful even when risk remained.Melvin looked up and caught her watching.He smiled.That smile still startled her sometimes.Melvin pov Melvin felt settled in a way that surprised him.Not because life had become simple. But because it finally felt honest.Elara tugged on his sleeve.“Lola’s staring,” she whispered c

Lola pov Stability did not feel like certainty.That was the first thing Lola noticed once life slowed enough for her to observe it honestly. There were no guarantees stitched into the days, no promises hidden beneath routine. Stability, she had learned, was quieter than that. It was made of choices repeated long after the excitement faded.She felt it now as she stood in the kitchen, barefoot on cool tile, watching Elara lean over the dining table with fierce concentration. A puzzle lay scattered between small hands, pieces turned and tested with the seriousness only a child could summon for such a task.The late afternoon sun filtered through the window, catching dust motes in its glow. The house was warm in that particular way that came from being lived in rather than styled. There were fingerprints on the glass. A forgotten sweater on the back of a chair. A half-finished mug of tea cooling near the sink.Lola rested her palms on the counter and breathed.This was the life she had