Chapter 49 Quiet Promises

• Emma awoke to the sound of rain tapping gently against the windows, the soft gray light of early dawn filling the room. For the first time in what felt like weeks, both babies were still asleep. She didn’t dare move at first, unsure if it was real or some kind of parenting hallucination.
• Her body ached—the kind of ache that came from constant bending, bouncing, rocking, and shushing. And yet, lying there with Lucas’s arm heavy across her waist, she felt… content.
• Lucas stirred beside her, his voice low and raspy with sleep. “What time is it?”