Epilogue

Five years later…

Laughter filled the room next door, followed by a hasty “shh!” by Nate.

I shook my head in dismay, chuckling as I overheard the scene. I flipped the duvet off my legs, before shuffling my feet inside the slippers resting at my bedside.

I tiptoed across the floorboards, desperately trying to not make a sound, before gently twisting the door to our bed chambers.

I creeped along the hallway until I reached the door of our nursery. I quietly rested my head against the wooden frame, listening in to whatever was so amusing.

“Ahhh!” Nate exclaimed, before being followed by a concerning loud thud. Giggles echoed thereafter, as footsteps of tiny feet could be heard pitter-pattering along the floorboards.

Choosing to go with the element of surprise, I abruptly flung open the door before me. Suddenly, three pairs of alarmed eyes cast over me as they realised they’d been caught in the act.

I folded my arms across my chest, pretending to be furious at what I had found. “Well well