He went to South Carolina to forget his ex—until he saw her on the beach with twin children who had his eyes, and one question changed everything he believed about his life.

felt restless.

Miles taught him how to build a paper rocket.

Nora painted his thumbnail blue and told him it made him look “braver.”

Sometimes, after the children were asleep, Ethan and Lydia sat on her porch with tea between them.

They spoke about schedules, allergies, school forms, and the complicated map of becoming a family continue reading …