The house was finally quiet. The last of their family members and close friends had left hours ago, taking their laughter, congratulations, and warm wishes with them. The flowers from the vow renewal still decorated the living room, and the photographs Daniel had insisted on taking were already scattered across his phone. Upstairs, Kiel was asleep after spending most of the evening telling anyone who would listen that his parents had gotten married again. Their baby was resting peacefully in the nursery, leaving Ann with a rare moment of silence. She sat beside the bedroom window, wrapped in a soft cardigan, with a cup of tea cooling on the table beside her. The ivory dress she had worn for the ceremony hung neatly in the wardrobe. Her new ring rested on her finger, catching the faint glow of the bedside lamp whenever she moved her hand. She turned it slowly. A few months ago, she would have struggled to believe
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