Everett now just wanted their lives to continue this way forever, calm and tranquil. And if there must be any challenges, he wished they'd come his way alone, leaving Dorothy unscathed, not even a hair out of place. That was his biggest wish at the moment.

"Dorothy, stay by my side forever."

...

That night, she truly slept deeply.

It wasn't until the next morning, when the aroma of freshly brewed coffee filled the air, that her rumbling stomach woke her up.

Rubbing her sleepy eyes, Dorothy sat up in bed.

The man beside her had already gotten up.

After freshening up and still in her pajamas, she walked out to the living room, where Everett was peeling an orange for Abigail, with Langston beside him, seriously discussing some tech bug on his laptop. This scene... it was just so harmonious.

Dorothy really wanted to capture this moment on her phone, to keep it forever.

Everett, seeing her, smiled and handed the peeled orange to Abigail and

it a point to be by her

"Sure."

Abigail immediately ran over, hugging her legs, "Mommy! The teacher praised me

back to her room, returning with a sticker to

one,

help but react, "Little girl stuff, I

it, but the teacher didn't give you one!

went back to

bent down, scooping his daughter into his arms, "Abigail

best

Everett's words last night made Consider giving up on the idea of r child, this

Everett

to the kitchen to wash the dishes and tidy up, a man with a preference for cleanliness and a dislike for others entering his space, taking matters into his own hands.

couch, Dorothy idly scrolled through her phone, her gaze alternating between the

you were careful every time???" Karen's message came through with several question marks, underlining her

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