Natalia’s POV
The next morning, I decided to take the twins into town. Max still wasn’t talking to me, and it was making Jane act depressed. Even Hope was fussing more than usual, so I figured that getting out of the house would be good for all of us. Besides, I felt cooped up and needed the fresh air.
I bundled up Hope in a cute onesie and put her in a stroller, and we walked to town. Jane chattered the entire walk, pointing out flowers and birds and skipping away to find cool rocks that she insisted on keeping in the stroller even though I knew she would forget about them once we got home.
Max walked beside me in silence. He didn’t say a single word, not even when I asked him questions. He would nod or shake his head or shrug but that was it.
My jaw clenched. I knew what this was; it
