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seashells [ ❥ ]

The sun beats down on you relentlessly, even under the cover of the wide parasol planted firmly in the sand beside you. The serene water glitters blindingly as you cast a look down the beach to see Deacon with Matthew and Victoria amongst the throngs of people, their laughter reaching your ears even up on the dunes as the kids dart in and out of the water while Deacon keeps a watchful eye.

Beside you, Lila and little Samuel play happily in the sand having not much taken to the water when you'd first all arrived here. While Sam scoops up piles of loose sand with his spade and clumsily piles them around his sandcastle, Lila rummages around in the sand for seashells and sweetly lines them up along your folded legs as you watch her with a smile.

Out of the corner of your eye, you see the other tree coming out of the water and making their way back to you. Deacon scoops Victoria up into his arms when she can't keep up with Matthew who barrels towards you and throws his arms around your neck in a hug, sending all of Lila's shells flying off of you as he does. The two siblings spiral into a squabble, and as Deacon sits down next to you with Victoria in his lap he wraps an arm around your shoulders and presses his lips to the side of your head with a smile.