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“Okay, guys,” Madelaine said, reaching for her camera “Get in front of the Christmas tree I want to take some pictures”

Lina rolled her eyes “Aw, Mom …”

Madelaine“Come on”

Lina and Zach caether He slipped his are up for the photo Behind thehts

Grinning, Madelaine snapped a few quick shots “Okay, one with your dad now”

Zach faded to the left, and Angel took his place He curled an ar for the camera

Madelaine saw the the cael I want to see her father, not some Hollywood hotshot”

Angel looked nonplussed for a second, then a slow, ad woman,” he said to no one in particular

“Cardiologist,” was Lina’s laughing reply “They’re all like that”

Madelaine laughed, clicking away God, how she loved thisIt was the antithesis of every ether of every dream she’d ever had

She wondered how long it would last this ti a person could be allowed this happiness in life

She wanted to go to him then, slip her ar in her living roo down at her with that recklessness in his green eyes

“Mrs Hillyard,” Zach said, interrupting her thoughts “Let et a picture of the whole family”

Whole family

God, she wanted it so badly, she hurt