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Lucy is already bouncing in her seat when I arrive, wearing the little pink dress she picked out herself, hair in two neat braids.
“Mommy!” She launches herself at me the second I’m close enough.
I catch her, breathing in strawberry shampoo and sunshine. “Hey, baby girl. You look beautiful.”
Vincent stands, kisses my cheek. His lips are warm, familiar, and most of all... safe.
“You okay?” he asks quietly, eyes searching mine.
I nod. “Better now.”
We sit. Lucy chatters about school, about the new goldfish in the classroom tank, about how she’s going to draw him when we get home. Vincent watches her with that soft look he saves only for her. I watch him watching her, and something in my chest
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