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Post by Katie Scarlett on Sept 8, 2007 0:38:58 GMT -5
*She paused, then gave a tiny nod, her eyes still closed.* I...I should...go check on the-the babies...
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Post by Fitz on Sept 8, 2007 0:41:23 GMT -5
He shook his head and pressed his hand firmly down on her shoulder to keep her from getting up. "I'll do it. You need to rest for a while." Before he entered the nursery, he looked at his wife sadly. Suddenly he was a little boy again, crying in an alley after being shot down by the man he idolized.
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Post by Katie Scarlett on Sept 8, 2007 0:44:30 GMT -5
*She buried her face in her hands after he got up, trying to think of a way to fix everything.*
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Post by Fitz on Sept 8, 2007 0:46:08 GMT -5
Fitz came back into the room with their sleeping daughter in his arms, smiling gently. "Someone wanted to come take care of their mama," he told Katie softly.
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Post by Katie Scarlett on Sept 8, 2007 0:48:30 GMT -5
((Awww!))
*She looked up and couldn't resist smiling at the sight of Scarlett. She extended her arms to take her daughter, looking down at the peaceful baby and feeling slightly better.* Thank you.
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Post by Fitz on Sept 8, 2007 0:49:37 GMT -5
"Any time." He looked at his daughter proudly. "She's so beautiful."
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Post by Katie Scarlett on Sept 8, 2007 0:52:20 GMT -5
Yes, she is. *She smoothed Scarlett's downy-soft baby hair.* So beautiful.
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Post by Fitz on Sept 8, 2007 0:54:03 GMT -5
"She has your eyes."
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Post by Katie Scarlett on Sept 8, 2007 0:55:39 GMT -5
And your hair. Just like we talked about...ages ago...
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Post by Fitz on Sept 8, 2007 0:57:52 GMT -5
He chuckled. "You mean when we thought that we were only going to have one?" he joked.
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Post by Katie Scarlett on Sept 8, 2007 0:59:31 GMT -5
*She giggled a little at that, rolling her eyes.* Yep. Baaack in the day.
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Post by Fitz on Sept 8, 2007 1:06:58 GMT -5
"Yes. When we were young and had to walk twenty miles barefoot in the snow to get to school," he said, impersonating an old man.
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Post by Katie Scarlett on Sept 8, 2007 1:08:21 GMT -5
*She laughed again.* Uphill both ways, and the wind would switch directions to blow against us. Yep, baaack in the day.
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Post by Fitz on Sept 8, 2007 1:11:08 GMT -5
He shook his head. "It really does seem long ago, though, doesn't it?"
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Post by Katie Scarlett on Sept 9, 2007 17:29:04 GMT -5
*She nodded.* Like a lifetime.
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