Talk over the moonlight
WITH ME PLEASEš ITS GONNA GE
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for an hour, but he was at football practice for the next two hours. I joined my
l said with a grin. "It's the only place and time w
t's 'Mommy, Mommy, I'm hungry!' and 'Mommy, Mommy, let's go o
nt. "I feel you. It's like there's n
meaning Niall," Maya said with
to collapse into bed. But first, I needed to check on Niall and se
Niall saw me, a broad grin spread across his face. His joy was palpable, a
lay. The day's stresses seemed to melt away, if only for a litt
his friends and ran over to me, throwing his arms
plied, hugging him back
e said excitedly. "Nicolas wil
get home first. What happened to your car?
s nothing to worry about,"
the beach, Nicolas and his mom were already there. Nicolas ran up to Nia
e a break," she said, closing her
too," I said, not sure if I should correct her. I wasn't his biological mot
des, people tended to distance themselves when I talked about my role in Nia
watched them, I felt a rare sense of peace and contentment. The stress of the day faded, and for a b
30 m
iall. "Niall!" I called out, but he was nowhere in sight. Panic surged thr
he asked, her voic
I yelled, my heart pounding. The cries I heard weren't from either
racing. "Niall!" I screamed agai
ay, looking confused. "Niall!" I shouted, relieved bu
he said, a bit con
ed Niall by the arm, her tone harsh. "Never again!
ook, Niall, I got scared for a brief moment. F
to watch the s
piqued. "Is Mom and Dad up there?" he
, my voice softening. "
though it was more a c
sked quietly, a hint o
Niall, your parents are watching over you. You have two angel
ith tearful eyes. "I
to a hug. "I miss them too. But remember, the
, a breathtaking view that momentarily eased the heaviness in my heart. As I looked at Niall, I couldn't help but wonder how different our lives