Zane stood by the door for a while before finally turning away.The door closed quietly behind him.I stayed in the living room, resting one hand on the crib railing as I looked down at Natalie's sleeping face.Her long lashes rested against her rosy cheeks, and her tiny fist was curled around the corner of the blanket as she slept peacefully. I didn't cry.…That night, I had a very long dream.In the dream, sunlight spilled across a warm, endless garden. A little girl with pigtails crouched among the flowers as she looked at butterflies.Golden dust shimmered on their wings as they fluttered through the light.I walked over and crouched beside her. She turned around. Her lips curved into a smile. She looked so much like I did when I was little."Nattie?" I called out to her.She smiled at me. Then, she stood up and ran away. Her pigtails bounced with each step she took.…Sunlight steamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows.The therapist's office had beige walls and
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