"Thank you for being willing to build a family with me."Tears immediately slipped down Julia's cheeks.During that year, she had taken such good care of me that sometimes I felt like none of it could be real.However, every morning, when I woke up and saw her beside me, I knew it was not a dream.The pregnancy was rough. Julia was constantly sick, and I lost weight right along with her.Mom could not stand watching us."The one who is pregnant is Julia."Why do you look more exhausted than she does?"I answered seriously, "Because I feel bad for her."Mom turned away and wiped her tears.Later, our baby was born.A little girl.I held her in my arms, my eyes redder than I could remember.Julia lay weakly in the hospital bed."Who does she look like?"I looked at our daughter. Then I looked at Julia."Like you."You are both beautiful."She laughed and accused me of being biased.I leaned down and kissed her forehead."I have always been biased toward you."At that
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