She couldn't believe how beautiful it looked the first time she saw it.She took off her dress carefully, and then opened her bag. She had packed for t...eir Honeymoon and this bag was the only one that wasn't in the car. She'd asked them to leave it in the room so she could change into something more comfortable than her dress.She chose a white skirt and a matching pink and white top. She got dressed and put her dress on the bed in time to hear a small knock on the door."Come in." The beautiful. I thought, 'Oh shit!' and closed my eyes. I didn't sleep very well, wondering what Mom would say.The next morning while Sammi was in the bathroom, Millie came to me and said, "Don't worry, Cassie. I won't tell. You're my favorite cousin," and gave me a hug.I said, "Thanks," wondering just how much she had seen.Over mountains of hash browns and dozens of eggs, Uncle Jesse got his gang ready for the road. About 11 a.m. we were all standing in the driveway ready to wave goodbye and Millie winked. Your graphic design job kept you quite busy and Anna had some Marketing job that took up all her time. You had almost forgotten about her completely when this snowy December night came along.Anna was standing in the doorway, white snow gathering on top of her strawberry blonde hair and her face was slightly paled from the cold. She was wearing a tight purple turtleneck sweater, but was otherwise unprepared for the weather. But it wasn't her appearance that confused you so much. By her feet were. "It's just I'm sort ofdown 'cause everybody's heading home for the holidays and I'll be stuckhere all alone. It's stupid of me, I know."Jim gently raised her chin to force her to look at him. "It's not stupid,Robyn. I understand how the holidays can get you down. Hell, remember howI was that first year when my parents broke up? And I remember how youhelped me forget my problems and enjoy myself."Robyn smiled tentatively, remembering the hours they'd spent onlinecompeting against each other in.
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