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…Daisy adds tearfully, “I’m going to miss the sound of your heels in the morning.”
“And when you always put Pop-Tarts in the toaster for us, even though you hate Pop-Tarts,” Lily cries. We’re all a mess.[…]
“I love you both,” I tell them strongly, “and I’ll always be here if you need me.”
“When,” Daisy corrects. “When we need you.”

😭😭💗💗I adore them

“And what if…what if I’m having a bad day and I need you to walk into my room…and you do that thing where you open the curtains really fast and all the light floods in…” She bursts into tears.
It triggers Daisy, who begins to cry too.
And now I’m fucking crying. “Anyone can open your blinds.”
“Not like you do.” Lily’s waterworks won’t cease. [..]This isn’t goodbye, Rose.

😭😭😭

“So…what happens if I need to ask you about a book or a star constellation or…a funny character on television who looks like a president but I’m not sure which president it is—do I just…do I call you? Or do I go to your house or do I Google it—” “You’re not replacing me with Google.” I glare. Lily nods a couple times. “So I call you then?”…

Moving day with the Calloway sisters😭

I brace myself in case Daisy whips the golf cart again, and I check on Lily. She spiders the white cushion of her seat—in fear of being flung off. Lily mouths to me, I’m scared.We’re going less than twenty-miles-an-hour, but she saw Ryke accidentally fling off Loren this morning. He was also doing donuts.

I love them😂😂😭😭😭

“I’m always whomever or whatever people need me to be,” I say strongly, “but you were the only one who needed me to be me.”
She nods with tears brimming her eyes. “I can hear your heart beating.”
My lips pull higher, and I tuck a strand of hair behind her ear. “It beats in equal time with yours.” I kiss the hollow of her neck and whisper, “Toujours.”
Always.

I lift her chin, her gaze burning all of these truths into me. There are rare people who will fuel the fire inside of you, who will awaken a dormant passion, who will challenge you, who will push you and better you.She alone is my rarity.
💗💓🌟💗💓🌟

“Richard Connor Cobalt, you’re leaving this up to fate.” Her smile lights her eyes, filled with amusement. I’m more than satisfied to leave the number of our kids to science, and yes, to chance.
“Your fate will be kind to me,” I tell her. “I can make anyone grow to love me in time.”
Rose rolls her eyes. “Your fate is my fate.” I believe it.

…“Daddy!” she starts to cry again.
Rose rolls her eyes. “Your daddy is six-feet-and-four-inches of superiority, and his head is lost in the clouds.”
I bend down next to Rose. “On the contrary, darling, my head is in the stars.” Our daughter relaxes as soon as she sees me again.
“It’s daylight.”
“It’s a meta—” She covers my mouth with her palm, and my burgeoning grin peeks through..

“I may always say that Rose is as cold as ice and Lily may always say that Connor must be a planetary alien,” Lo begins[..]“but you both have astronomical-sized hearts, you know that?”[..]
“This table is full because of your compassion, and I want you to know that I can see it.”
[..]“To Rose and Connor, for helping us realize the importance of family and the difference a good friend can make.”

“Excuse me?” I snap.
[..]”I’m trying to get your phone.”-Lo
“You can’t just go through a woman’s purse.”[..]
He reaches for my handbag again, and I slap his fingers away. He leans closer and says beneath his breath, “You just hit your boss, Rose.”
I poke his chest with my finger. “Oh look, I accidentally poked my boss with my manicured nail.”
“Your talon.” He swats my hand away…