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2021-09-25 23:09:58It was now September 20th, 1915 and the weather was definitely getting cooler, but not too cold yet. It has been five months since Sylvia moved back to Maine, a whole eight months since she last saw Phillip and three months since she wrote to her former fiancé about the baby. Little did Sylvia know that Phillip was no longer in Colorado and would never be able to learn about his child. School had been let out for the day and it wasn’t a moment too soon as the young teacher had a prenatal appointment, so she walked over to the clinic that Sadie purchased to expand her medical practice three months ago. Sylvia was now eight months pregnant and looked forward to the day that she would finally meet her child. Once at the clinic the bell above the door let out a chime to signal that Sylvia had indeed arrived for her appointment as Lucy, the Carson’s cocker spaniel ran upstairs to the newly furnished operating theater from her usual spot by the fireplace to alert Sadie that someone was here. The doctor laughed as Lucy barked and jumped around her owner’s feet, clearly excited about seeing another person. Soon, Sadie has made her way down the stairs as Paul entered behind Sylvia with little Julian, who the couple had adopted four months prior after his father was killed while working on his farm while the little boy’s mother was nowhere to be found after multiple attempts to find her and presumed dead as well. He is sitting high on his adoptive father’s shoulders and breaks out into a wide toothy grin as he spots Sadie for the first time since this morning before work. Four year old Julian starts to wiggle as he is eager to get downf from Paul's grasp. Paul chuckles as he lifts the little boy high above his head then puts him on the warm hardwood floor before Julian runs to his mother who is crouched down with arms outstretched to catch her son. Sylvia sits down as she watches the scene unfold in front of her, she’s happy for Sadie and Paul. It’s clear to all that they love that little boy as much as he loves them. Julian looks like a mixture of them: his skin is like light chocolate with unruly black hair and dark green eyes. You would think at first glance that it would appear that Julian was created from the couple’s undying love, but on further inspection you would notice that Julian’s British accent and eyes aren’t from Sadie or Paul. Sadie swats her husband’s arm playfully before she turns her attention to her patient. All is calm and peaceful in the Carson home.
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