."It was Dorothy's birthday, and the whole extended care facility wasbuzzing with anticipation.In the year or so since she arrived at the facility due... to losing hermobility, she had become a favorite to nurses, aides, and residentsalike. Not many people were immune to her smile, her tendency to huganyone willing to take one, her infectious laugh, or the way she adoptedthe people around her into her family, making everyone who wanted to beinto a son or daughter.Her daughter Samantha and her. The call was from one of my most important customers and getting him to sign an agreement was the sole purpose for this trip so there was no way I could just tell him I would call him later. From the phone I watched a guy approach our table and talk to Mary. She got up and moved to the dance floor with him and following the dance he escorted her back to the table and sat down with her. He ordered more drinks and they danced some more while my phone call drug on and on. I saw the man's hands. Above all else though, Michael had especially asked for a Mistletoe Belt.That was what led to the boy's eager anticipation on Christmas morning as he listened to his favorite Christmas song of 'I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus', waiting for his own mother to awake. So they could begin the joyous festivities of the day. It always made little Michael giggle as he heard the child wonder aloud in the song about the possibilities of blackmailing his mother. Michael had always wished so much that. I felt hurt and asked, “Is something wrong? What happened?”It was my turn to jump when Doctor Williams spoke up beside me, “You were brought in here because your brother found you outside in the rain. You had a high fever and passed out. You are very lucky miss.”I looked at the doctor for a moment then reached my hand to my belly as déjà vu hit me, “What about my baby. Is it okay?”The Dr. Williams smiled, “Your babies are just fine.”“Babies? Don’t you mean baby? I had been told I only had one.
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