Articles Book III - Pg 1-117 (Adoptees) - triadoption

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ny ot the ' vrme time, so "I caught the losr flight In ond toole
I chose thot. Actually, the o to~I bwn the olrport. Mdn't figure
house wornst on tlmr d~rry. I wcwmed &her of you gMr wouM hove time to
ond dusted the lMng room ond dlning meet me."
oreo, then x~bbed the bothrooms. I. "Whot about the meellngs?" Mom
1 to lceep myself busy, Even w,,l wos oslced.
, done by 430. "I told everycx\e sarnethlng more
I Jiowered and dried my hoir. I ImpatfOflf hod come up. l moy lose o
pideed ot the ultor I dld stretching ex. I~ttle business, bur It won't breolc us."
ercises. I coll J' Rob, : he wos out.1 vied He lcissed hbn, then me. "Did either
on three poln of Mns, two pm of of you thlnlc I'd leave you olone to
sloclu and holf o dozen tops before foce ronlght?"
dedding on on eonh-fond He mode It sound Ll(e we were
ond my second.best Jeom. both golng to be thrown to the lions,
11 still only 625, I wnlc Into my bur I didn't core. I felt more confident
bwn.bog cholr d trled my favodte 0k-d~. jug becmse he was home.
"exopew rridc: th~djng of Rob. mv. While he put owoy hls thlngs ond
I con spend forever rememhi-q the W J h K J n I set the to&
thlngs I lilce oht him-hls funny holf. fhkhed the wlods.
mile. the woy he bdcs in blue, how we woted.
he NN hls nngw through my holr, exoak 7 P.m, the dmfbell roo9
then hdds my foce to 14s me. Tonlght 09M. I 9lonced 01 then Dad.
I con horcty remember whot he lode was biting her lower @ ).H
lilce.
eyes were enormous clrcles. Dod
I got uiond wondered into Mom's lodeed fine. when he Wte hb
room to agr dk she dressed. Nor.. dce WOS forced ond unnontrol.
molty. she liles to be done. "A i i prC ''Do you woof to answer 1. -1:
MCY, PLWE, Mami." She'l my. or hl I?"
Not tw\lght. fhe was st~tng, go* "I will." I todc o deep breoth ond
ing into her doset JUSI l~lce I'd done. A wked 10 the dm. MY bond touched
clue thor she wos nervous too.. the Mcnob, but I didn't hove the
"Whot:s opproprlote?': she odced. streogrh 10 f ~ & It open. Then I 0
"Jeons seemtoo cowol for m e tcwh 0-1 W M*, 0 hod on W
my oge ond o dm
15 too formd." w~&. and bod were right b?
"How obour the chorcool slochs hL-d jug 0s they'd promW dl
with tho1 blouse Dod gave you for thm? years ogo. CD
Christmas?" I wggewed.
"W os ~ M n g I , gum." Me
pun& our the hong~..
I'm not %re why-pride, onogaxe,
moybe-bur I wonted Mom to b d c
her verv best. Funnv. I've - never -
&f her or behg'any oge or on.
Me's Mwn ond mothen ore dd. She's
o Qaod 10 veon dder thon rnv other
mother, Dioho. Out her hok & &I clod(.
her Jdn st111 unlmed. her hure - mn. PJI
in oll, he's beouti~.
he got Into her dothes vmRe I xlt
S cross-legged on the bed. She'd
just glven her holr o flnol b~shlng
when the dm&U rong.
"Nor olrwdyl" she exdolrned, lodc
Ing ot her wotch. "It's vlll 20 rrWtes
M"
The beU rong ogdn.
"Answer lr, Mom. rJeoseI" l begged.
"I Juw con'r."
The bell d~dn'r rhg o lhird rime. As
Mom stoned down the holl. o forrvllor
wlce colled out, "Anyone home?"
"Doddyl" I screwned. I ron ofter
Mom ond Dod swept us both lrvo h&
orms.
"How did you get bode?" I aJded.
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