The coastal house sat on a cliff overlooking the sea.The family arrived on a Sunday afternoon in late November, two cars pulling into the gravel drive simultaneously.Adrian and Lena with Charlotte strapped in her car seat, surrounded by enough luggage for a month despite it being just a week's stay. Daniel and Elena followed behind, with Elena moving slowly as she got out of the passenger seat, one hand on her belly and the other holding against the car door."This is beautiful," she said, looking at the house and then beyond it to where the ocean stretched out gray and endless."Wait until you see the beach," Adrian said, already unloading bags. "There's a path down from the garden."Charlotte was awake and demanding to be let out. Lena unbuckled her and set her down on the gravel where she immediately started collecting small stones."Not in your mouth," Lena said automatically as Charlotte examined a particular pebble.They brought the bags inside and claimed their rooms. The ma
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