[A few months earlier ]

It was nighttime. Alden was out of town, and Serenity couldn't sleep. Her belly was still round with pregnancy when she noticed Peter sitting alone in the garden. She decided to join him-as long as he was okay with her company.

He had recently woken up, and to him, nearly everyone around him felt like strangers.

"Peter..." Serenity said softly as she approached him.

"Hi....." Peter replied with a smile, though his face was streaked with tears.

"Is something wrong?" Serenity asked, concerned.

"Uh, no! Nothing," he said quickly, wiping at his tears.

"Doesn't look like nothing... Do you want to talk?"

"Not really... To be honest, I don't even know who you are," Peter said, eyeing her with confusion.

"Well... I'm Serenity Bartz, daughter of your best friend, Marcus Bartz-and now, wife of Alden Palmer. Your son..." Serenity explained as clearly as she could.

"You know, this-this is what makes me feel weird. It's been a few weeks since I woke up, and everyone acts like I'm fine-but I'm not.

"I feel out of place. They tell me stories about a life I have no memory of living."

"Take it easy. I think you just need time to adjust," Serenity said, trying to soothe him.

"I'm trying, but... imagine what it's like for me. I walk into a room and sleep beside a woman who, everyone tells me, is my wife-and the craziest part? She's pregnant-with twins!"

at his

still 25. But more than 20 years have passed. In that time,

you don't feel it now, but I'm sure there was a reason

the hard part, kid... To be honest, the person I am now-I would never

Serenity

should be beside me. It feels wrong. I feel like I'm waiting for someone

Are you waiting for Alden's mom?" Serenity asked, testing

that woman. She drove me wild and..." Peter caught

you really waiting for Peter's mom... or

your mom?" Peter

is Valerie Bartz-but you knew her

ring a bell..." Peter said, clearly trying to dig through

her phone and showed him a picture. Valerie watched him closely, trying to read the

"Well?" she asked.

Peter

Peter Palmer. But maybe just maybe the woman you're waiting for is Celeste Mason. And maybe you don't remember it, but your body does. Maybe that feeling of unease comes

"Why?"

heaven and earth to find her after she ran away. Why she left, don't know. But I do know that back then,

don't know, Serenity... All of this has me so

tell me what is

thing is to follow

How

I'm just saying what my heart tells me. I saw you

I think you should take a breath and let things come to you

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