*One Year Later*
*Olivia*
I flew through the house, frantically double-checking the decorations for Elio's first birthday party. After Gio told me that paintings done by an artist in the first year of their career was too obscure a theme for a child's birthday, I'd settled on Elio in One-derland, inspired by one of my favorite books growing up, which I'd already begun reading to him.
We'd decorated the front door like a rabbit hole for guests to fall down, and the rest of the rooms were inspired by moments from the book. The presents would be left in the living room, which I decorated like the Queen of Hearts' castle, games would be played in an oversized flower garden out back, and cake and snacks were in the dining room, which was a near-perfect recreation of the Mad Hatter's tea par
