The Unwanted Wife's Return (Ex-Husband Wants Me Back) Novel - Chapter 275

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HANNAH’S POV:

That evening, after dinner, after the twins had had their beach showers and their protests about bedtime and had eventually settled into the deep sleep of children who have used up every bit of energy they had in the water, Elijah and I sat on the porch.

Dinner was good and Amelia had talked for twenty-two consecutive minutes about the water and what she had seen in it and the various things she planned to do tomorrow. Andrew had eaten steadily and contributed a factual note about the tide and then listened to Amelia with the patience of a brother who was in a good mood. Elijah had cooked.

Afterward the twins had been somewhat reluctant about bedtime and somewhat easier about it than usual because the water had genuinely exhausted them and their bodies knew it even if they were not going to admit it. Amelia had said she was not tired and then fallen asleep in approximately four minutes. Andrew had said goodnight and meant it and gone without argument, which was his way of acknowledging that he needed sleep without making it anyone’s business.