"Landon…LAAANDON…Come on, Landon! Wake up! Up, up, up!"

'Hmmmm….Jamie??' he thought.

"Five more minutes, baby. Just five more, and I'm up." he mumbled as he slid himself under the blanket.

"Landon, wake up! It's momma, not baby! Now wake up! You gotta go pick up Jade, remember?"

His eyes opened wide as he started to remember things clearly. He looked down to his hands where he was holding Jamie's picture, and hugging it all night. When he looked back up, he saw his mom standing there, just like she did before he married Jamie.

"Right, momma." he said. "It's momma. Not baby. Not Jamie."

His mom sighed and patted his head. "Hurry. Come down stairs and eat. I already miss my granddaughter."

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"Good morning, Mr. Carter!" Landon could hear the nurse's voice, but he still couldn't find her. "Over here!" He could now see her waving. He smiled and walked to her.

"Good morning ummm…."

"Lana."

"Right. Lana. Lana, this is my mother. Momma this is Lana."

"Good morning Mrs. Carter, nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you too."

"You're here to take Jade home, right?"

"That's right." said Landon. Where should I go first?"

"Oh, go to the reception center and tell 'em that you're gonna check-out your daughter. Then go meet us at Jade's room, and we'll have her ready by then!"

"Oh, ok. Thanks!"

Landon did as he was told and went straight up to Jade's room. There, he found the Pediatrician double-checking if Jade is in perfect health, and the nurses gathering Jamie's belongings together; her clothes and her bible. He walked up to Jade where the Pediatrician is.

"Is she ready to go?"

"Yes, she's all set."

As the nurse was about to dress Jade up in one of those dull, boring hospital baby clothes, Landon stopped her. "Um..do you mind if I dress her myself?"

"Oh, no, no! Go ahead! But ummm… will you need help when you go outside?"

"No, thanks."

"Ok, then. Well, let me know if you need any help. I'll be right outside." She smiled and walked away. Landon turned back to Jade.

"Hey, cutie. Ready to go home?" He talked to her as he put Jamie's pink sweater on her. "It's pretty warm outside, so just the diaper'll do, right momma?"

"Yes, honey, it's pretty warm out there." She walked up to Jade and started playing with her.

"Momma, do you mind holding these?" He handed Jamie's clothes to her. "No." she said. "I don't." "Thanks." He smiled and he walked out with Jamie's bible on one hand, and Jade in the basket he brought.

Landon's day was pretty hectic, but he couldn't help smiling all day. He kept looking to the back seat where Jade is sleeping next to his mother. His mother knew exactly how he feels so she smiled back at him at patted his shoulder.

After his long day, he went out to the porch and looked through the telescope to find Jamie.

"Oh Jamie…where are you? Come on out! I want you to meet someone special."

He looked up to the starry sky, and showed the soft chubby creature in his arms.

Just then, a falling star streaked the sky. Jamie's star became brighter, as if she was smiling to them, greeting their new member.

Landon went back inside to put Jade to sleep, which took him an awful long time, because Jade had already slept in the afternoon. Cradles after cradles, and after another cradle, her tiny eyelids slowly fell. So he went back to the porch with his journal in his hands. He spotted Jamie through her telescope and began his writings.

My sweet Jamie,

You saw her, right? You smiled to us, I can tell. Your star looks brighter than everyone else's tonight. Baby, when I walked out of the hospital today, I…I nearly floated. It's weird. I've never felt like this before. I can't keep my eyes off her. I can't stop smiling. I keep on looking at Jade and think of you. She IS you, Jamie. She looks exactly like you. I know she's only 3 days old, but I can see it. I see your eyes in her eyes. Those round chocolate eyes. I smell your natural fragrance through her skin. Best of all, I see your luminous smile on her face. I was playing with her, tickling her, and I can almost swear that I saw your smile. I wonder if she'll giggle like you. Or if her eyes will twinkle when she smiles like you.

Love,

Landon

He closed his journal and looked up to the sky. This time, he didn't need the telescope to find Jamie because she was the brightest one out there. "Goodnight, baby. I love you."

TBC