All Chapters of Finding You Both : Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

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Chapter Fifty One

Chapter Fifty-OneNovember arrived with crisp mornings, golden leaves, and the feeling that life was moving far too quickly.The moves were finally complete.Both families were officially settled.The townhouses no longer felt like houses.They felt like homes.The best part?The children treated both houses as one.Exactly as everyone had predicted.Theo no longer knocked.Poppy occasionally remembered.Lillie simply wandered wherever somebody was willing to give her snacks.Usually Roman.One Saturday morning Daisy walked downstairs to find Roman standing in the kitchen holding a very serious conversation.With a toddler."Dadada."Lillie pointed dramatically.Roman nodded."I understand.""Dadada.""Interesting point.""Dadada."Roman looked thoughtful.Daisy burst out laughing."What are you doing?"Roman looked up."We're talking.""Clearly."Lillie pointed at the fruit bowl.Roman nodded."See? She wants a banana."Daisy stared."How did you get that from dadada?"Roman looked s

Chapter Fifty Two

Chapter Fifty-TwoThe house was unusually quiet.Not completely quiet.Lillie's baby monitor crackled softly from the nursery.The coffee machine hummed downstairs.The early morning sunlight filtered through the townhouse windows.But for Daisy?Everything felt heavy.Very heavy.Roman had already left for work.After spending ten minutes trying to convince Daisy not to get out of bed.She'd laughed and told him she was fine.Roman hadn't looked convinced.At all.Now, two hours later, Daisy regretted every word.Because she felt awful.Not sick.Not exactly.Just exhausted.Completely drained.The kind of exhaustion that settled deep into her bones.Even sitting up felt impossible.A knock sounded downstairs.The nanny.Right on time.Daisy heard the front door open.Then close.A few moments later the familiar sound of footsteps heading upstairs.The nanny always started with Lillie.Inside the nursery, Lillie was already awake.Standing in her crib.Talking to herself.Or the stuf

Chapter Fifty Three

Chapter Fifty-ThreeAt first, everyone thought Daisy was just tired.Pregnant tired.Toddler-mum tired.Moving-house tired.Life-is-chaotic tired.Even Daisy thought so.The problem was it didn't get better.It got worse.A week after the morning she'd spent in bed, Daisy was still struggling.She slept longer.Needed naps.Couldn't finish meals.Couldn't make it through an afternoon without feeling completely drained.The nanny noticed.Roman noticed.Harper definitely noticed."You look awful."Daisy glared at her sister."Thank you.""I mean it lovingly.""That's not helping."Harper sat beside her on the couch.Looking concerned.Actually concerned.Not teasing concerned.The serious kind.The kind that immediately made Daisy uneasy.Across the room, Lillie was playing with blocks.The nanny sat nearby.Roman was pretending to answer emails.Pretending.Because every thirty seconds he looked up at Daisy.Checking.Watching.Worrying."Daisy.""What?"Roman closed his laptop.The e

Chapter Fifty Four

Chapter Fifty-FourThe waiting was the worst part.Nobody knew exactly what was happening.Only that something wasn't right.And for a family that normally solved problems by talking through them, making plans, and taking action—waiting felt unbearable.The hospital room was quiet.Too quiet.Daisy sat propped up against the bed.Still attached to monitors.Still pale.Still exhausted.Roman sat beside her.One hand wrapped around hers.The other resting against his leg.The position hadn't changed in nearly an hour.He refused to move.Daisy watched him."You should sit properly.""I am sitting properly.""Roman.""I'm fine."She knew that tone.The same tone she'd used on him a hundred times.The one that meant:I'm absolutely not fine.Outside the room, Harper and Noah waited.Noah had finally convinced Harper to sit down.Barely.The twins kicked constantly.The stress wasn't helping."I hate this."Harper wiped at her eyes."I know.""No, I really hate this."Noah wrapped an arm

Chapter Fifty Five

Chapter Fifty-FiveThe first week of bed rest was a disaster.An absolute disaster.Not medically.Emotionally.For Daisy."I can get that.""No.""It's literally three feet away.""No.""Roman.""No."Daisy stared at the glass of water sitting on the dresser.Roman stared back.Neither moved.Eventually he stood up.Walked three feet.Picked up the glass.And handed it to her.Like she'd asked him to retrieve it from another continent."This is ridiculous."Roman sat back down beside her."You nearly ended up admitted.""I wasn't admitted.""Close enough."Daisy groaned.This was going to be a long few months.The entire family had reacted exactly as expected.Which was badly.Harper arrived every day.Despite being pregnant with twins.And supposedly taking things easy herself.Noah kept driving her over.Then pretending he wasn't worried.Failing miserably.The nanny had basically become a superhero.Managing Lillie.Managing routines.Managing Daisy.Managing Roman.Which honestly

Chapter Fifty Six

Chapter Fifty-SixSunday lunch looked a little different now.Nobody complained.Not even Daisy.Though she did roll her eyes at Roman at least six times.Because Roman had somehow managed to have a reclining chair-bed delivered.Not a normal chair.Not a normal recliner.A ridiculously expensive chair that reclined almost completely flat.With blankets.Pillows.And a side table."It looks like a hospital bed."Daisy stared at it.Roman looked offended."It absolutely does not.""It does.""No.""It does."Harper walked in.Looked at the chair.Then at Roman.Then at Daisy."It absolutely does."Roman sighed dramatically.Traitors.Every single one of them.Still.Daisy had to admit it was comfortable.Very comfortable.The chair sat in the family room beside the fireplace.Close enough to everyone that she didn't feel isolated.Close enough to watch Lillie.Close enough to be part of Sunday lunch.Without overdoing it.Roman considered that a victory.By lunchtime both families had

Chapter Fifty Seven

Chapter Fifty-SevenThe next few weeks settled into a routine.Not a normal routine.A bed-rest routine.Which was apparently very different.And very annoying.At least according to Daisy."I am bored."Roman looked up from his laptop.They were in the family room.Daisy stretched out on her chair-bed.Lillie playing nearby.The nanny supervising.Life carrying on around them."I know.""No, you don't."Roman smiled."You've said that twelve times today.""Because I'm bored."Roman nodded.Fair point.The problem was Daisy wasn't getting worse.Which was good.But she wasn't getting dramatically better either.Which was frustrating.The doctors were happy enough.Her blood pressure had stabilised.The baby girl continued growing perfectly.But bed rest remained non-negotiable.Daisy hated it.Roman loved it.Not because she was unwell.Because she was staying put.Which meant he always knew where she was.Daisy had informed him that made him sound insane.Roman had informed her he di

Chapter Fifty Eight

Chapter Fifty-EightDecember arrived with freezing mornings and Christmas lights strung across every street.The townhouses looked beautiful.Especially at night.Warm lights glowed from every window.Wreaths hung on front doors.And for the first time, both families were celebrating Christmas on the same street.The only problem?Daisy was now officially impossible."I can't get comfortable."Roman looked up from the couch."Try the other pillow.""I hate that pillow.""The blanket?""I hate the blanket.""The chair?"Daisy glared.Roman wisely stopped talking.Across the room Harper looked equally miserable."My back hurts.""My hips hurt," Daisy replied."I can't sleep.""I cried because we ran out of cereal."Harper nodded."Reasonable."The men exchanged a look.Neither spoke.Neither was brave enough.At twenty-eight weeks, both pregnancies felt very real.Very heavy.Very uncomfortable.The doctors remained happy with Daisy's progress.Which was the important part.The bed rest

Chapter Fifty Nine

Chapter Fifty-NineThe week before Christmas should have been peaceful.Should have been.Unfortunately, nobody in either family seemed capable of doing anything quietly.Especially not with three babies on the way.The doctors remained pleased with Daisy's progress.Every appointment brought the same message.Rest.Hydrate.Stay off your feet.Keep doing exactly what you're doing.The baby looked healthy.Growing perfectly.And while Daisy still felt exhausted most days, she wasn't getting worse.Which felt like a victory.Roman, however, had become impossible.Absolutely impossible."Where are you going?"Daisy looked up."The bathroom."Roman nodded."Okay."Silence.Then:"Do you need help?"Daisy stared."Roman.""What?""It's the bathroom."Roman held his hands up immediately."Just checking."Across the room, the nanny nearly choked trying not to laugh.Even Lillie looked embarrassed for him.At least Daisy assumed she did.One snowy Saturday afternoon both families gathered at

Chapter Sixty

Chapter SixtyChristmas morning arrived quietly.For about seven minutes.Then chaos started."DADA!"A tiny voice echoed through the townhouse.Followed by the unmistakable sound of little feet.Well.Little feet attempting to run.Roman opened one eye.Then the other.Just in time to see Lillie burst into their bedroom.A huge smile on her face.A Christmas-themed onesie covering her from head to toe.Behind her came Theo.Then Poppy.Then Noah.Then Harper.Then Daisy laughing so hard she could barely breathe."What is happening?"Roman sat upright.Completely confused."It's Christmas."Theo looked horrified that this apparently needed explaining."It's six in the morning.""It's Christmas."Fair point.Within twenty minutes both families were gathered downstairs.The Christmas tree glowed softly.The fireplace crackled.Wrapping paper waited beneath the branches.Presents everywhere.Lillie sat in the middle of it all.Completely overwhelmed.She didn't know what Christmas was.B

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