They did not get married.
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They talked about it once, in the autumn, and she said she did not want a wedding and he said he did not either and that was the end of it.
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They talked about children once, in the winter, and she said she did not think she wanted children and he said he already had three and that was enough and she said good and that was the end of it.
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They did not change the mailbox. They did not change the lease. They did not do any of the things that people do when they decide to make a thing official.
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They just kept living in the apartment.
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Hana was eight. Renji was six. Mei was five.
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The weekends were the same as they had been. The children came on Friday afternoon and stayed until Sunday evening and the apartment got loud and small and the futons got unfolded and refolded and the bathroom got crowded.
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Saki was part of it now.
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She was the one who did the children's laundry on Sunday morning. She was the one who knew that Hana did not like fish and that Renji would only eat rice if it was in a specific bowl and that Mei would not go to sleep without a story. She was the one who took them to the park on Saturday morning while Ren was working on a project.
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She was not their mother. She did not try to be.
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She was just there.33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoiYi7r6Nh6
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