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I heard them before I saw them.

The soft shuffle of footsteps in the hallway. Josh's voice-low, soothing, coaxing. A quiet little whisper in response.

My breath hitched.

Then the door opened.

And my world tilted.

Josh stepped inside first, his frame tense, his eyes searching for me the second he crossed the threshold. But I barely saw him-because held in his arms, half-buried against his chest, was her. My daughter.

Asha.

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She was small-so much smaller than I had imagined. Delicate but not fragile, with soft, dirty blonde curls and wide, cautious blue eyes. Josh's eyes.

My heart slammed against my ribs.

Three years.

Three years of not knowing her. Of not holding her. Of not being her mother.

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She looked at me.

I didn't breathe.

wasn't sure I

to Josh, gripping his shirt

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his head, murmuring something I couldn't hear, pressing a kiss to the

legs wiggled slightly, as if she wasn't sure whether she wanted to move closer or

myself

To wait.

let her come

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blanket draped over my lap,

against the overwhelming tide of emotions rising inside me. I didn't want

I just wanted her.

up at me, her tiny face still half-hidden, her blue

My throat closed.

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she want me to? Would she let

Josh saw my hesitation.

coming level with me. "It's okay, baby," he said gently. "Mommy's

My breath caught.

Je

me, cautious,

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