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Not Quite Mine

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“She wants to visit.” The note was clearly an olive branch. Katie smiled. The ice in her heart in regard to her mother began to thaw.

He moved beside her, glanced down at the card. “What do you want?”

Katie looked into the eyes of the man she loved. “I think it’s time. Put the past behind us and move forward.”

“It won’t be easy,” he reminded her.

“The good things in life never are.”

Dean pulled her into his arms, squeezing Savannah in between.

“Da Da.”

Katie groaned. “Mama. C’mon. Can I have a little mama?”

Savannah giggled. “Ma.”

Katie squealed. “Did you hear that? She said ma.”

Delighted with the praise, Savannah said it again. “Ma.”

“Ah,” Katie screamed, kissing Savannah over and over. She grabbed Dean’s arm. “C’mon, guys. Let’s pack. We’re going to Disneyland.”

“Ma Ma.”

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