14. Eden
Here we were, the three of us, and I wondered if I was having some strange dream that I would wake up from at any moment. It was unbelievable to have a family of my own, even if Gina and I could be mistaken for sisters, born no more than a year apart. She was a part of me, and I a part of her.
When they’d finished hugging, Danny came back to me and wrapped an arm about my waist, kissing my cheek.
“She’s just like you,” he said.
“She has your eyes.”
“They’re green,” he protested.
“But they sparkle like gems, just like yours.”
Gina laughed with delight and took us both by the hand — squeezing her body between us — to walk.
“I thought you might bring Drake along,” I said.
“He cannot set foot here, Little Mother, though I shall meet with him one day,” Gina said.
Danny looked
