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There’s a smile on his face, and there’s one on mine too. We continue teasing each other back and forth like that for a few more minutes until movement behind him catches my eyes.
“Holy. Fucking. Hell.”
I breathe out as I look at the two people who’ve stumbled in through Callum’s door.
The man, I don’t really care about, but the woman…
She’s Delilah.
An older version of my sister walking through the door.
This must be Lyra.
My sister’s sister.
Callum’s daughter.
Callum turns around and as he spots the two, he stands up and begins walking in their direction.
The woman–Lyra–runs before she jumps into Callum’s arms as she throws her arms around him.
“Daddy!”
She squeals out as he hugs her fiercely, holding her close to his body.
Behind the two, the man’s eyes catch mine before he looks at the three plates set out on the dining table. There’s a small frown on his face, and as he turns to look over at Callum, Delilah steps back into the room.
I watch Callum’s entire body tense when he spots Delilah in the room with us, and as Lyra takes a step backwards to look at her father, Delilah’s wide eyes dart to mine.
“Daddy, what’s wrong?”
Lyra breathes out.
From this angle, she sees me, and takes some more steps backwards.
“Lyra, I need to tell you–”
He’s barely able to get anything else out because as she turns around to face her husband, she spots my sister.
Shit.
At the exact same moment, Callum steps forwards as he places his hand on her arm.
“Please let me explain, pumpkin. We need to talk.”
She shrugs him off as she keeps her face hidden in her husband’s chest.
Delilah simply stares at me with pink high in her cheeks. She and I are definitely the outsiders here.
“I-I’ll be back later. I need some time to think.”
Lyra takes her husband’s hand and together, after Delilah gives them some space to move, the two of them step out of the room.
My sister looks between Callum and I, but he’s facing away from me and over at the floor. It feels likeforeverbefore any of us open our mouths to speak.
“Excuse me.”
Callum finally says as he clears his throat and walks away from the room, leaving Delilah and I all alone.
