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"But how did you do all this so fast?"

"Remember, I have a factory, and connections," he said, clearly amused at my question

"But how did you knoould come here to live?" I pursued

He gazed at Celine, who had wheeled up to the bathroom door

"I told you, dear, from the moment I set eyes on you, I knew you were the one The only one We were destined to be a family"

I thought I would simply explode from the way happiness filled my heart A beautiful bed, furniture, personalized bathroo I could ever want It was Christtime

"Are you happy?" Sanford asked

"Oh yes" I practically shouted the words and thought, finally, I'h to please even Mrs McGuire

"Good Change into sorounds," Sanford told eese"

"I' to call Madame Malisorf," Celine said, "and confirm your first lesson for the day after toe it to first thing toet your pointe shoes and leotards We et ahead of ourselves"

"Shouldn't you wait before buying her the pointe shoes, dear?" Sanford asked softly

"Absolutely not" She turned toto be Madame Malisorf's best student Since me, of course What a wonderful day!" She reached for me and then for Sanford "We're finally a faaze

I thought the tears that were burning under o str

ea down my cheeks, but they remained where they were to wait for another time

After I changed into a pair of old jeans and put on a blouse and sneakers, I wandered along the upstairs hallway There was another bedrooht and then Sanford and Celine's roo to Sanford I didn't want to seeo downstairs and wait, when I heard Celine mention my name