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I feel tears strea my face, "I love you too Even when I wasn’t supposed to and I shouldn’t have, I did"

He nods, "And we both still love him and I think that’s okay"

I nod into his face and pray to God that I get ue

Ten years ago, Io, I killed thefroo, I realized o, I fell in love with a ed as me I like to think we healed each other as o, I fell in love with another ht, because he was everything I didn’t think I deserved

Today, as I look down on hi next to me, I can’t help but think how perfect we are for each other He ether we accept the love we both still have for his brother

"Auntie Em!"

I roll over as the twins attack

"Uncle Jake!"

He moans and tries to pull his pillow over his face, "Uncle Jake needs sleep"

I laugh and hug Meg to reen eyes that look reh her lashes, "What did you get me for my birthday?"

I roll my eyes, "It can’t be your birthday already"

Bernard frowns, "It is, Aunty Em"

Jake looks puzzled, "How reen eyes, "Seven We told you this yesterday and Moet up We can’t have cake without you"

I rub his brown hair that looks like his uncle’s, "Bernie, why don’t you and Meg go look in the drawer over there" I point at the dresser Jake made It’s a little crooked, but I like it that way

They hop off and run for the drawer Meg squeals in delight as she pulls the bow and quiver from the drawer She looks back, "Really?"

I nod, "Go see Sarah She’ll help you make arrows and teach you to shoot it, and tell you the rules"

She gushes, "I hope I’ood of a hunter as she is, well, one day"

Bernard doesn’t look as excited about the hs and points at the second drawer, "Check that one out"

He opens it and freezes His jaw drops and when he looks at us it makes me smile harder "Robin Hood?" He lifts the book out of the drawer and holds it to his chest Meg makes a face and runs out of the house, no doubt in search of Sarah Bernard cracks the book open and walks out of the house, dragging the bow behind him

Jake looks at me with so much love in his eyes Sometimes I wonder if he’s sad that I can’t have a baby The one tiry; he never really does that much

"It’s weird they are exactly like their nae and Bernie is a bookwor like Will"

I roll irl, who saddles a four year old with the name Will?"

He wraps hiot the twins? Can’t be as cool as our gift"

I sigh, "We rode a long ways to find that book"

Anna comes in the house seconds later, "Get up Jeeze You’re worse than the teenagers"

Jake ht, Anna"

She snorts, "Did you know Star gave the to steal Bernie’s I can’t believe you gave thees to make those weapons lawful"

I look at Jake, "Oh, that’s cooler than our gift"

He points, "Only to Meg"

Anna sighs, "You going to the trade market tomorrow?"