QuirinaMy afternoon was surprisingly peaceful. I had lunch with Bryce, I rested and read a book, and now it’s time for dinner. Dinner is much more lively than normal. It’s my grandparents, my parents, Charlie and Harper, Phillip and Isadora, Magnolia and Hendrix, Annabelle, Franklin, surprisingly Hazel, Josephine, Cameron, Declan, Felicity, me, Bryce, Hiro, Peyton, and Tony.The table is noisy and full of chatter, but everything is lighthearted and I’m grateful that Bryce and Peyton’s parents didn’t want to join us. Bryce sits beside me and leans a little closer and asks in a low voice, “Is it always this crazy?”I chuckle, “Pretty much. The only people out of place is my grandparents, you, Hiro, Peyton, and Tony. And Hazel, she’s always a hit or miss on whether or not she joins for dinner.”He smiles as his eyes flicker to Hazel who is sitting next to her mom. He says, “She seems a lot happier than the first time I met her.”I nod my head in agreement, he’s right, honestly, she seem
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