The Twins She Kept

She is back wearing my ring, playing my fiancée so my aging mother can have a little peace. What should have stayed a simple business arrangement shifts the moment I see the twin boys at her side.

She was my sister’s best friend. After one night of weakness, she vanished without a trace.

Now the math catches up with her: she has kept them from me, unsure I can be the man they deserve.

She might be right. I have spent my life running from love, but this time I am chasing it.

I refuse to let that history repeat itself with her or with them.