bye bye baby, baby goodbye

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But by 6am, she was excited enough for the both of us...

Yep, I ugly-cried. Intermittently, for 4 hours.
But then...

Not only did she come back to me (still smiling!)...
But she came back with a flower that she'd picked for me at recess.

She'd thought about me. 
Even if only for a teeeeeny tiny fraction of the time that I'd thought about her.
It was enough. ♥