[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

that after waking up, you probably feel like you're still 25. But more than 20 years have passed. In

maybe you don't feel

person I am now-I would never be with someone

Serenity asked,

she's not the right person for me. Like someone else should be beside me. It feels

waiting for Alden's mom?" Serenity asked,

about that woman. She drove me wild and..." Peter caught himself mid-sentence, realizing he'd

Peter's mom... or for my mom?"

your mom?" Peter asked,

is Valerie Bartz-but you knew her

ring a bell..." Peter said, clearly trying

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

"Well?" she asked.

know her," Peter answered,

you're waiting for is Celeste Mason. And maybe you

"Why?"

she left, don't

this has me so confused. I want

me what is

thing is to follow your heart. Be mindful. Take

just a kid. How do

know. I'm just saying what my heart tells

you should take a

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