Chapter 76 Pause In The Chaos

• Rachel POV
• I blinked a few times, shock rooting me in place as I tried to process the scene before me. Jeremy stepped into the kitchen with a mischievous grin, his eyes sparkling with a mix of playfulness and tenderness, and… a puppy in his arms. A tiny, fluffy thing with bright, glassy eyes and a pink tongue dangling out, wagging excitedly. My mouth fell open, words escaping before I could grasp them.
• “You’re kidding, right?” I asked, frozen in the middle of the kitchen, a dish towel hanging limply in my hand, the faint scent of dish soap still lingering in the air.