There's a small celebration going on at the coffee table by the fireplace. It's Joshua Mayhew-Perunu's first birthday, and most of his immediate family is gathered around him
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"Can't I just be happy?" He chuckles. "I saw Sara this afternoon--she is doing very well and there seem to be no long-term ill effects. And Ecklie has decided that, due to mitigating circumstances, he will leave my shift alone. I suppose I am pleased about that."
Another kiss to Jack's temple. "But I'm even more pleased to be here."
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Who are you?
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He takes time to show them off.
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But she can at least do this: she waves her hands and apple blossoms rain down. She laughs in delight.
. . . oh no, phenomenal cosmic power and absolutely no self-control was not a bad idea, not at all.
Jack just grins. "That's my girl."
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He grabs at the blossoms and tosses them up again.
Lookit what I can do!
He sucks his cheeks in, making fish-faces, and his eyes swirl in a spiral of colours.
Not a bad idea at all. It'll be fun! Really!
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He swoops back to the fireplace and returns with a burning ember, offering it to Georgia.
See? Pretty!
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Funny how that works.
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Another kiss to Jack's temple. "But I'm even more pleased to be here."
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