Sophia’s P.O.V

(12 years later)

I watched them from the aisle…my babies, looking so grown it made my chest ache. Sara, Tara, and Emanuel all moved toward the stage in their sleek graduation gowns, the tassels bouncing as they walked. I felt Nathan nudge my arm, and when I looked up at him, he was grinning like he’d personally built the stage they were walking on.

“Look at them,” I whispered, swallowing the lump rising in my throat. “God, Nathan, they look… ...