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Freya let out a breath, but a strange thought tugged at her again. “What if, years from now, some young girl shows up—someone who looks exactly like I did in my 20s?” Her brows furrowed as she voiced it. “Wouldn’t that tempt you?”

Ellis didn’t even hesitate. “No.”

“Why not?”

“Because I love you,” he said plainly, as if it were the simplest truth in the world. “Not who you were, not who you’ll become—just you. Always you.”

Freya pressed her lips together, letting the words sink in.

Part of her knew he meant it—had always meant it—yet her mind still tossed up scenarios she didn’t want to imagine.

She decided, after a quiet pause, that she’d simply been too idle lately. She needed to busy herself again. Find a project. Something to keep her from these aimless spirals.

she thought this way, he’d probably double down on showering

to slow

well tonight,” Ellis murmured, his arms wrapping around her in a softer hold. “And on Saturday, let’s take the kids

“Alright,” she said softly.

it was the tenderness in his words. But

kept herself busy, wrapping each day in routines that kept


something unexpected happened—something that made her understand why those strange thoughts

everything was going well—too well—her mind would stir up a little chaos, like her heart

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had a quiet kind of strength—always anchored, always loving. He never let her drift too far into the chaos. His presence was

knew it, winter break

with Kristian, Freya and Ellis

energy, skipping around the living room, her cheeks flushed with excitement. Her curls bounced as she twirled in front of

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