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“Ya know, I’m going to keep this one.”

I arch my brow, perching up on my elbows. “Oh yeah? They say a picture is worth a thousand words. What do you think this one will say?"

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His eyes narrow. “Good. I don’t need that shit in my church.” With that, he leaves me alone. I let out a deep breath, and my hands sake aggressively. He knows. He can’t know.

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“Let’s go downstairs so you can get picture happy before the decoys get here.”

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“I’ll go get your gorgeous date, angel.”

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“I can’t wait to see how you taste, Adeline.”

I scowl. “Let me go, Tanner, or I’ll scream. I’m not touching you, and I would rather shove a cactus up my vagina with no lube than let you ever touch me.”

He chuckles darkly. “I love it when they scream. It makes it more fun

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“I love when you talk about our future.”

My thumb runs down her bottom lip. “Our future is going to be beautiful. You’ll be my wife. We’ll be living our dreams. You know the one thing I’m ready for?” She looks at me with those big, beautiful eyes, and I put my hand on her belly. “I can’t wait for your belly to swell with our baby.”

“Our baby.”

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Using all the strength I can muster, I force him away from me, only to meet Tanner’s cold, dark eyes. “I knew you’d taste good.”

It takes everything in me not to gag. Why the hell would he do that? “Get the hell off my property before I shoot your ass for touching me.”

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“Why? Huh? Too embarrassed to have a gay daughter? You can pray all you want, Father, but you can’t pray the gay away. I’m a lesbian. I like women. Addie just ripped my heart out, but that doesn’t mean I like men.”

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High school graduation is supposed to be a milestone, but it’s one of the worst things. When the principal calls my name, the stadium is silent. I don’t expect a triumphant applause or a grand firework show, but this is like the walk of shame.

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There really is no hate like a Christian's love.

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The two of us were broken souls trying to mend each other with broken puzzle pieces that would never fit.

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I give her a smile. “Always, Aggie. Have we had any more issues with the paparazzi?”

“I had to chase one down the road with my broom and slippers. Can’t believe those people act like that.”

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“Oh, fuck me.” The words fall from her lips as her orbs flood with realization, and her cheeks flush like they always did when she was nervous or turned on.

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God, if my father only knew how often we had sex in his church, the man would have had an aneurysm.

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what did he expect when he caught me scissoring my Barbies together at six years old? I knew I was fruity even when I was a child, and then Adeline Ellis came crashing into my life.

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“Mommy is sad too. She doesn’t think we know, but we do. Maybe you can make her happy again.”

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I pull Remi into my arms, running my hands through her hair. “You didn’t do anything wrong.”

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I really feel like you pulled me into one of your romance novels. What would this trope be called? Second chance? Friends to enemies to lovers?

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“Why am I here,

Scarlett?”

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I slip into her room and see my twins cuddling next to each other. “Mommy, is Addie okay?”

I nod. “Yeah, bug. Addie’s okay. She had a bad day, but it’s better now.”

Rhyder smiles. “Mommy makes her feel better.”

In more ways than one, buddy. “Yeah. Mommy made her feel good again.”

Remi throws her hands up. “That’s why you are the best mommy in the world

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I kiss her gently. “I guess I need to get dressed so they don’t question why their nanny is naked in bed with their mommy.”

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She tucks a stray strand of my auburn hair behind my ear. “You deserve the world Addie.”

“You are my world, Scarlett.”

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Every kiss we share is book worthy. It’s tantalizing, exhilarating and most importantly, healing.

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“Mama Addie and Mommy,” Rhyder sings.

“Yeah, baby. So, Addie, I guess it’s official. You are mine from now until forever ends.”

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“Mama! Look at me!” Mama.

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“I love you.”

“And I love you. Why don’t we ditch this popsicle stand and go home to our babies?”

Our babies.

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“There's no hate like a Christians love.”

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I look down at them. “You remember when I told you about gender identity?”

They both nod, but Rhyder speaks first. “Some people can be girls and boys, and some people are just people. Is Jordy just a people?”

Jordy laughs. “I like that, kid. I am a people.”

“What do we call Jordy?” Remi asks

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If you want to add a little spice to our story for dramatic effect, we have the stalker. I really feel like I stepped into one of my smutty romance novels. Life really has a way of doing a complete 180 and changing in a blink of an eye.

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“Okay, Mama.”

I don’t think I’ll ever get used to these two calling me mama. I know they’re not mine by blood, but I love these two more than the air I breathe. Every time they call me mama, my heart flutters. Scarlett really did raise two extraordinary children, and I can’t wait to see them flourish.

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My lungs hurt, and I think I’m trying to gasp for air, but I can’t catch my breath. It hurts to breathe. The medic tells his partner to hit the sirens and head to the nearest trauma center.

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I shift at the altar, adjusting my dress. My lungs feel tight, and my heart thumps wildly in my chest. My palms run down the lace, playing it cool so our guests won’t know I’m a sweaty mess in the autumn breeze