Jovie was not at all pleased by this. Her face crumpled, and she replied indignantly, "Why not? Why can't I sleep here? If I can't sleep here, where am I supposed to sleep?""You little rascal!" Sherah chuckled, ruffling Jovie's hair affectionately. She beamed and said, "You can't sleep here, darling, because this is Mommy and Daddy's bed. You can sleep with Grandma tonight!"The smile disappeared from Jovie's face, and, not understanding what Sherah meant, she asked, blinking innocently, "Why not? Why can Mommy and Daddy sleep here but not me? We always sleep together…"Everyone snickered at this, and this only made Celena blush even harder. She gripped her dress tightly, wishing that the ground would open up and swallow her whole.Sherah, in a desperate attempt to get in Celena's good graces, tried to help her. Instead of jeering at Celena like she usually would have, she noticed Celena's embarrassment and came to her aid by shooing everyone out the door. "Off you go, everyone! C
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