In the flickering light of the television, a family was made.
Nicole leaned into Griffin and felt his arm come around her. Here was her dream come true. Here was everything she would ever need.
“Let’s put our son to bed,” Griffin said with a smile, “then we can...talk. I’ll prove to you just how much I missed you.”
Love flared into life inside her and washed through her with a wave strong enough to wipe away disappointments and hurts and everything but the rightness of this moment.
There was only one thing left to say to him.
“Welcome home, Griffin.”
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