Adjustment

The months passed very slowly for Ryan, who had finally come to terms with the fact that the twins were gone for good. He threw himself fully into work in a bid not to notice, or rather, dwell on the glaring absence of their happy laughter in the house. It was impossible not to notice it. The house was unbelievably quiet since they left and the only time he was ever happy was when he flew over every weekend to see them. These occasions ended in a lot of crying on Taylor and Tyler’s part, but it was a relief to know that they had not forgotten him.

He was also relieved to see that the twins adjusted well to their new home over the months and were also well taken care of by their grandparents. He had no doubt that the fact that a familiar face, in the person of Margie, had to do a lot with their settling in fine. Noah and Anna were cool about the whole thing, and welcomed Ryan into their homes any time he wanted, even when it wasn’t time for him to visit the twins yet. As they pointed o