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Chapter Twenty-Four
After breakfast, Cassandra and Mokuba got ready to go to school and was heading out the door when Mokuba turned to her and said "Happy Birthday" and gave her a kiss on her cheek and she smiled and said "thank you." Then they went out and got into the limo and the driver drove them to school.
Joey was sitting at the table and he was looking over the jewelry that Cassandra had gotten and tears would fill his eyes as he would recognize several of the pieces as those that his mother wore and one in particular caught his attention. It was a locket with an Angel on the front and when he opened it on one side was a picture of his parents on their Wedding Day and nothing on the other.
So going upstairs to his and Seto's bedroom, he opened the bottom drawer of the dresser and took out a small box and inside he found a two pictures of him and Michelle on their Wedding Day and he took one back downstairs and cut it to fit the locket and as he looked at the pictures they seemed to be smiling back at him. Now all he needed was a nice necklace to put it on and he could give it to Cassandra when she came home from school.
Seto came into the room and when he saw the locket he asked Joey "what's that?" Joey told him that his mother use to wear it and then he opened it and showed Seto the pictures inside and Seto smiled and then he asked "where's the necklace to put it on?"
When Joey told him that there wasn't any, Seto then said "come on, we're going to go see Murphy and see what he has." They got into the car and Seto drove to the best Murphy's the best jewelry shop in all of Domino and when they got there Joey showed him the locket and he smiled and said "I've got the right necklace for that beautiful locket" and he opened the case and took out a silver necklace and when he put the locket on it something happened and it felt like it was meant to be there.
Murphy handed it back to Joey and as he held it he could feel his parents and Michelle smiling down from heaven and he said "thanks and what do I owe you for this?"
Murphy smiled and said "nothing, then he asked who is this for?"
Seto said "it's for our daughter's sixteenth birthday."
Murphy then said "tell her Happy Birthday for me will you?"
Joey and Seto shook his hand and then they left to go home. When they got there Seto said "just a minute" and he left the room and when he came back he had the most beautiful box and said "here put it in this."
Joey looked at the man he loved and said "thank you" and Seto took him into his arms and kissed him and said "anything for our daughter."
Seto had reservations at one of the best restaurants in Domino, Raphael's for Cassandra's birthday dinner. And as they went about their regular routines and as it grew time for Mokuba and Cassandra to get home from school, they were both ready for the Celebration Dinner.
Cassandra ran upstairs and took a shower and as she put on her new dress and brushed her hair she looked in the mirror and couldn't believe how much she really did resemble her mother and it made her happy and sad at the same time. She went back downstairs and when Joey say her descending the stairs he couldn't believe how beautiful his little really was, she really did look like her mother.
Mokuba and Seto came out of the living room just in time to see her and they both said at the same time "you're so beautiful."
Cassandra kind of blushed as she said "thank you."
They went outside and got into the waiting limo and the driver took them to Raphael's and for the biggest night of her life.
When they got to the restaurant, the driver opened the door and helped her out and she thanked him and then the others got out and went inside. The owner Raphael welcomed them and he showed them to a beautiful table and he pulled her chair out for her and then she said "Happy Birthday, I hope you enjoy your evening."
Cassandra thanked him and as she and the others sat down a waiter came over and asked "what would you be drinking tonight?"
Seto said "some of your best sparkling cider, please." The waiter bowed and left to get their drinks. They all had looked at the menu's and decided what they wanted to eat and when the waiter came back with their drinks they told him what they each wanted to eat and he then took their orders and left.
There was a small dance area and Joey asked his daughter "if she wanted to dance" and she said "that she would", so he got up and pulled out her chair and they walked over to the dance area and Raphael pushed a button and the perfect song started to play and Joey and his daughter started to dance.
In My Daughter's Eyes by Martina McBride
In my daughter's eyes I am a hero
I am strong and wise and I know no fear
But the truth is plain to see
She was sent to rescue me
I see who I want to be
In my daughter's eyes
In my daughter's eyes
Everyone is equal
Darkness turns to light
And the world is at peace
This miracle God gave to me
Gives me strength when I'm weak
I find reason to believe
In my daughter's eyes
And when she wraps her hand around my finger
Oh it puts a smile in my heart
Everything becomes a little clearer
I realize what life is all about
It's hangin' on when your heart
Is had enough
It's givin' more when you feel like givin' up
I've seen the light
It's in my daughter's eyes
In my daughter's eyes
I can see the future
A reflection of who I am
And what we'll be
And though she'll grow and someday leave
Maybe raise a family
When I'm gone
I hope you'll see
How happy she made me
For I'll be there
In my daughter's eyes
As Seto and Mokuba watched Joey and Cassandra dance to the song and listened to what the words of the song said, they both had tears in their eyes. It was a very magical moment for father and daughter and when their eyes met, Cassandra softly said "you are my hero daddy." Joey kissed her cheek and said "thank you for saying that baby, but you are the real angel in my arms that God sent down for me to raise and love and I will always thank your momma for giving you to me and for the man upstairs for allowing us to have you in our lives."
Roland got there just before the song ended and gave Seto and Mokuba the two gifts they were going to give Cassandra and he had one to give her himself. Joey and Cassandra walked back to the table just as the waiters were bringing their food to them.
Cassandra enjoyed her time with her family, when they were through eating and the plates and things were removed, Raphael came out carrying a beautiful Birthday Cake and on top it said "Happy Birthday Cassandra."
After the cake, Roland gave her his gift and after thanking him, she opened it to find a beautiful diary and on it was pictures of her mother Michelle, her grandmother Victoria and her grandfather Gregory. She went over and gave "Roland a kiss and thanked him again for the gift."
Then Mokuba gave her his gift, and she thanked him and when she opened it was the book that she had seen in the window of the shop at the Mall when they were there last, and she smiled as tears filled her eyes and inside he wrote: I never had a sister, but if I did she'd be you, love Mokie." Cassandra kissed him and he blushed and told her "you're welcome.
Seto then gave her his gift and when she opened it she found two things, first was a picture of her dad and Seto with her between them and a pair of car keys. She looked at him and he said "first you have to complete your Driver's Education Course and then you can have your pick of what car you want." She ran to him and gave him a big hug and kiss and said "thank you I love both of them.
Now Joey handed her a long flat box and when she opened it inside she found a beautiful locket with an Angel on top and when she opened it there inside she found two pictures, one of her grandparents on their Wedding Day and the other was her mom and dad on their Wedding Day. She gave out one of her little squeals that Joey loved to hear and she ran over to him and as he held her in his arms he said "Happy Birthday, Baby." She kissed his cheek and then she looked at her family sitting around this table and she said "I'm one very lucky young girls because I have the best family any one could ever ask for. Thanks for being here for me and daddy."
On the drive home both Mokuba and Cassandra fell asleep and as Joey looked at them and then at Seto he said "we are a very lucky family to have found each other, aren't we?"
Seto kissed him and he said "yes we really are."
Up in heaven three Guardian Angels smiled and they had to agree with them and they sent down their love to surround all of them.
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