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Epilogue ~ Baby Makes 5 (Or 11)
The house seemed especially full once DeeDee was born. When he wasn’t working, Derek spent all of his waking moments with us, so when we were all there with our various pets, there were eleven of us. It should have felt cramped, but with all of the love that abounded, it just felt like home.
After Lily made the announcement that the contractors were almost done with her house, I should have felt relieved, but I felt nothing but sadness. We had turned into a makeshift family, and I hated to see us break apart, even though she, Rascal, and Morty would be right next door.
“DeeDee will miss you so much,” I told the other woman, using her love for my sweet baby to try to sway her decision to move out.
“It’s time for us to go home,” she told us, but we wil
