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Rose exhaled as she propped her head up on the couch, her other hand resting on her swollen abdomen.
Her stepmother was opening the presents from the various guests at the combined Rose-Marcia baby shower – not her idea.
"Oh look at that," said Sydelle delighted, holding the gift up for all to see. She looked at the name tag and her face fell. "It will be wasted on Rose," she laughed. "Only my Marcia could handle such a thing as this."
When Maggie walked behind the back of the lounge, Rose reached out to grab the back of her dress. "Get over here," she muttered.
Two snide comments later and Rose was reaching the end of her tether. About to explode on the third, two people beat her to it: Maggie and Ella.
Forty minutes later, smiling swimmingly, Rose dug into her hot fudge sundae seated opposite her sister and grandmother. "Thanks guys."
"Don't mention it," reassured Ella.
"Why, if I ever get my hands on her again..." muttered Maggie, mightily annoyed.
Rose attempted a smile.
Finito.