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Chapter 49: Dealing with Loss

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Winterfest morning Christmas wakes up with a spring in her step. Her babies are coming home today! Christmas has always loved Winterfest, the lights, the presents, the food... but most of all having her family around her. With Link and Harmony no longer living in town, she doesn't see them as often as she'd like, even if she speaks to them often, but today both will be home for her to spoil.  The day start with the family decorating the tree. One of Christmas' favorite things about Winterfest.  When the tree is decorated, the presents are brought out and the food cooked, people finally start arriving. Christmas rush to hug Harmony as she steps through the door.  And happily watch the family as they sit down to eat. The family is too big to fit around the only table, but they spread to sofas or just stand and eat when possible.  For Amity the highlight is the presets.  But for Christmas it's the time she gets to spend with Harmony and Link.  She had hoped th...

Chapter 48: The Sky Comes Falling Down

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"Thanks a million for letting me stay here," Harmony told Rory and Sandy as they brought her home with them after Sunny's birthday party. "Are you sure I'm not going to get in your way?" "Of course you're not," Sandy says as they sit down in the living room. "We'll move one desk back to where it was when Sunny was still living at home, and set up a mattress for you in his old room. We have one of those inflatable ones, they're quite comfy." Being tired, it was easy to just crawl into bed, shut her eyes and fall asleep. She couldn't her luck, it had happened so fast. Tomorrow Sandy would show her all the best places to explore. She makes the decision that she'll stay until Christmas, return home for the holidays and then see where she will be off to next. Over the next few days, Harmony settles in well. Sandy and Rory have their routines. Every morning Rory gets up before dawn, studies the stars, then makes breakfast fo...

Chapter 32: "There are no such thing as dogs"

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While Neo and Malik are working on their move to Tartosa, it's Rory who is aging up to an elder. With the loss of Malcolm so fresh for Valentine, Sandy and Rory decide to keep the celebrations low key, settling for a day in the park with their son and his family. Sandy gives her grandson a big hug when they arrive. Across the road, she sees someone who is either rehearsing a play, performing an act in the least favourable spot he could find, or is clearly erratic. As there is no such thing as acting, Sandy takes Valentine and enters to park to put safe distance between them. It's time for Rory to blow out the candles on his cake. To honor the day he's cut his hair short. "I can't wear braids like that forever," as he puts it. Sandy thinks her husband makes a pretty good looking elder too. Valentine just thinks he looks old as he sits there, watching him swim in the pool. As the family entertains themselves in the park, Sandy tries to reach out to Carolyn, but ...