MARIA POV
*“We’re in the final countdown, baby.”*
The last two months have been the longest, most uncomfortable, most emotionally dramatic months of my entire life. I love these twins growing inside me—truly, madly, deeply—but I’m also pretty sure they’ve turned my bladder into a punching bag and declared war on my spine. Now that I’ve officially entered the ninth month, every movement feels like a Herculean task. If it weren’t for Sam being glued to my side whenever Dax and Henry are at practice, I would’ve either died of boredom or suffered a tragic fall in an attempt to reach my own ankles to put on shoes.
This morning, the Oklahoma heat is mercifully kind. I’m curled up on the shaded veranda with a giant pillow behind my back and a mug of decaf coffee warming my palms. My feet are p
