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I laughed, picking her up ininto her serious little face "You knohat I see? A pretty little girl with a very compassionate heart Nohere's your little sister? I have so to tell the both of you"

"She's playing dress-up in the cottage Daddy, did you put another baby inside Mommy?"

My eyes widened and I paused "How did you know that?"

"You had that same look on your face when you told me you'd put Celia in mommy's tummy"

"What look is that exactly?"

She scratched her arm, her expression conteie looks when she catches a stick"

I laughed out loud, picturing the ie's face when she accoht And, guess what? It's another sister"

"Another sister?" Her face broke out in a grin, showcasing herdiirls, Daddy"

I grinned "Yup" Happiness flowed through my heart It didn't seeht now, and yet sorew just a little bit irl who once bravely walked into e All because I'd finally had the courage to surrender to iven irls who climbed trees, pretended to be caterpillars, sassed ularly, reminded enerally drove me to distraction

I set Isabelle down and we entered the se where, once upon a time, a very beautiful witch had lived, and found four-year-old Celia outfitted as a princess, sipping tea at the o, we'd had the cottage cleaned, updated, and turned into a playhouse for our girls

"We're going to have another sister!" Belle shouted

Celia's plastic cup stopped halfway to her reide "Another sister," she said, ju to her feet She wobbled toward me on plastic heels and threw herself into my arms as I bent to catch her "Thank you, Daddy I wished for a little sister"

I sreen eyes bright with happiness and the slight bit of mischief they always held "It's my job you know, to make all your wishes come true"

Her expression turned thoughtful as she twirled a lock of her dark hair "Can I have a pony then?"

I used er to bop her on her nose "And," I qualified, "not to spoil you rotten"

"H behind her eyes She was already plotting a way to get that pony

I laughed and the three of us went up to the main house where Charlotte was in the kitchen I took a deep inhale, the air fragrant with a sweet, lemony scent