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Ellie was definitely the mastermind of this. She was giggling at the side while some of the other parents watched giddily.
“Come on, Julia,” Ellie said, chiming in. “Choose one."
Julia stared at the three plushies. They were different kinds.
Carson was holding out an octopus one. Heath had a car plushie, while I had a rose. I couldn’t lie. I was really nervous. I felt like she was choosing something more than plushies.
Meanwhile, Julia pursed her lips and pointed at Carson’s daughter.
“I think she’ll like it more than I would,” she said. Carson cleared his throat and turned to his daughter. It was true that she appeared to want it, so Carson smiled and went away.
And then, there were two. Andy was looking at Heath’s plushie, and I felt a pang in my chest.
“Do you wa
