Chapter 44 The Rest Of Forever

• The backyard was a sea of sunshine and spilled juice boxes, bubbles floating through the warm breeze as their daughter chased after them with the same unrelenting energy Callum claimed Aurelia had once used to argue with him.
• Aurelia laughed as the tiny girl flopped dramatically into the grass, curls wild and sticky with watermelon. “She’s got your stubbornness,” she said, turning to Callum, who was lounging in a chair nearby, barefoot and shirtless, a light sheen of sweat glinting across his skin.
• Callum gave a lazy smile. “She’s got your fire. I’m just the unlucky bastard who gets outsmarted daily by a toddler.”