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Disclaimer: I do not own The 4400. Because if I did, we wouldn't have to wait until the summer for season three.
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My Life in Snippets and Phrases: You Can't Turn Back the Clocks
Chapter Five
by: phoniexchild
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Diana sat on the floor, watching her young daughter lay on a blanket, sleeping. Marco had taken Maia out for some quality time and ended up taking her to the mall. Apparently Kerry and Becca had birthdays within the same week.
Bella began to make soft sucking noises her in sleep. Diana just smiled, gently stroking the infant's dark hair away from her face.
Being the mother of a newborn invoked a feeling that Diana associated with adopting Maia and kissing Marco for the first time. She was accepting them into her world of insecurity and uncertainty and in turn asking them to accept her for who she was. Both Maia and Marco knew - maybe not exactly, but they had a pretty good idea - of what they were getting into. Bella didn't. Diana just hoped that would still turn out okay.
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Word Count: 143
Date Posted: 10.27.05
Date Written: 10.23.05-10.24.05
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This story is beta'd by Mary, who rocks.
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Author's Notes: Short, short, I know. The story demanded to end here and it felt right.
Oh, and I forgot to mention this in the previous chapter - I am also posting this on my livejournal (link on my bio page) and will answer reviews there. The first three chapters are already answered there.
Rating: T
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