Mother Dear

A/N: my first fanfic, so please be nice!

DISCLAIMER: anything you recognize, I don't know.

Please be nice and review!

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Abby's cold fingers clutched themselves around the Styrofoam coffee cup trying to suck in the warmth that it was emitting.  She stamped her feet against the ground, her legs becoming numb and she released one hand from the figure beside her to pull her scarf up above her nose before returning it back to hold onto the small child.

 "Don't do that," said Abby as the little girl whose hand she was holding bent over to pick up a handful of the snow that blanketed the cold cement ground.  The girl persisted and Abby let go of her hand to crouch down, coffee cup in hand, and face the child on eye-level.

 "I said stop."  She commanded. The little girl dropped the snow she was holding and turned her head to glance away from Abby's eye.

 "Thank you," muttered Abby as she straightened up.  She looked down the track impatiently, waiting for the lights and high-pitched chugging noise that would declare the arrival of the 11:35 train.  Abby's attention shifted to the little bundle of pink coat, hat, mittens and scarf beside her.

 "Are you warm enough?"  She asked the girl who nodded her head in response. 

The train finally arrived and Abby led the girl onto one of the compartments and lifted her onto one of the few vacant chairs.

"Mommy?"  The little girl caught Abby's attention.

            "Hmm?" Abby faced her, taking off her gloves so she could tuck an escaped curl back into the little girl's hat.

 "Are we almost there?"  Abby nodded and faced the direction that the train was traveling there.

            "Almost."  She said.

I know not much has happened yet, but there's lots more to come.  Tel me what you think!