Too Late To Love Me I Already Left With His Twins (Lydia and Dave) novel Chapter 164

I laughed softly.

“Consistency works. People just quit too early.”

Then later that evening, a package arrived for me.

Inside were custom skincare samples for the twins’ birthday guests and a handwritten note.

For the coolest six year olds I technically know through networking.

I laughed so hard alone in my kitchen.

And weirdly enough?

The entire thing felt strange to me.

Because I realized halfway through unpacking the box that I had never really had female friendships like this before.

Not easy ones.

Restess

Not natural ones.

Not friendships built from mutual exhaustion and accidental honesty.

That night, after the twins had fallen asleep, I lay in bed staring at the ceiling quietly.

Everything was ready now.

The clothes.

The gifts.

The party.

The sleepover kits.

The backup plans.

Everything.

And somehow instead of peace, I felt tense.

Restless.

Tomorrow was one day to six.

And sitting quietly beneath all my excitement was this strange fear I could not explain.

The kind that whispered softly inside your chest right before something important happened.

I just hoped nothing went wrong.

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Because the world already hardened people enough.

I did not want life to emotionally starve my children before adulthood even began.

So today’s gift was intentional.

Not flashy.

Not expensive in a ridiculous way.

Intentional.

1 carried the boxes carefully as I walked toward their room that morning, already smiling before I even got there.

Usually by this time, I would hear noise before opening the door.

Arguing

Laughing.

Eli singing nonsense songs while Ava told him to stop breathing loudly near her.

But the room was strangely quiet.

Ava was awake already, sitting cross legged on her bed with one of her mystery challenge journals open beside her.

SHOK

But Eli…