A Table She Never Planned to Share

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Daniel and Alara sat across from one another, two adults from opposite worlds, bound only by the children between them.

Evan watched Daniel’s hands as he cut Lily’s pasta. They were scarred, steady, and careful.

“Can you cut mine too?” Evan asked.

Alara felt her breath catch.

Her son had never asked anyone else to do something so intimate.

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