Chapter 10 I Want Her Back

(Thomas)

Mabel and Miles ran in circles all the time. The twins were an energetic bunch. Outside, their laughter soared the breeze like a beautiful melody that I had been waiting to hear my whole life. Every word that spilled out of their baby mouths was like music to my ears. Soon, the house was full of their toys.

I had never been a happier man.

Mabel hopped with her arms outstretched. My phone was ringing and she was trying to grab it. It was Lydia.

She had been the first to Facetime me since she left. I felt my heart beat faster and joy well up in my chest. But it was not me she wanted to speak to.

“Where’s Mabel and Miles?” she had asked as soon I answered the phone. So, I turned the camera around and showed her a live video of the twins playing with their new train set.

“You don’t need to worry about them, Lydia,” I had said.

“It’s the first time I’ve been away from them since they were born.”

I understood her hesitation. So, I made sure to call her at least three times a day to