5 Months Later “Two girls—identical, no less. They’re going to have their hands full.” I lean against Zeno’s side as we watch Livia open her next shower gift. We decided to throw one giant shower at Hardwick rather than coordinate several smaller gatherings among different groups of friends and family. After weeks of planning, the event is finally here and unfolding seamlessly. Liv is seven months along and enormous. They learned at their first doctor visit that the couple was expecting twins. Identical girls, as they were told at a later ultrasound. It’s a good thing they have money to hire help because I can’t imagine Liv taking care of one baby, let alone two. She’s fussed endlessly about how the girls are messing up her body, but I know she adores the attention she receives from a twin
