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From the box Fraser pulled out a framed photo of Elspeth, Sarah and their mum, and held it against the wall.
Elspeth beamed—she’d had no idea that Sarah had been planning this. ‘It’s lovely,’ she said with a broad grin. ‘Centre of the fireplace, surely? Pride of place.’
Sarah agreed, so Fraser propped the frame against the wall and went back to the box.
He pulled out another picture—this one of Elspeth and Sarah, wrapped in a tight hug. Elspeth felt another wave of tears well up and knew she was fighting a losing battle. She smiled at her sister, who was watching her indulgently.
‘And the last one?’ Sarah said, gesturing for Fraser to get on with it, clearly still excited.
Fraser pulled out the final picture, and Elspeth gasped. It was her and Fraser and the baby, just hours after she had been born, still shell-shocked and dazed in the hospital.
‘I want you all right here on my wall,’ Sarah said. ‘Just because I wanted to move out it doesn’t mean I’m not going to miss you.’
Elspeth passed the now-sleeping baby to Fraser and squeezed her sister into a hug. ‘I miss you too. But I’m so proud of you,’ she added. ‘I’ve always known that you could do this. I’m so sorry that I wasn’t brave enough to let you do it sooner.’
‘You got there in the end,’ Sarah said with a smile. ‘And you brought these two along with you, so I guess it was worth it.’
Elspeth glanced from Sarah to Fraser and then down to the baby, who was still fast asleep in his arms, and couldn’t imagine any greater pleasure than this. Knowing that the people she loved most in the world were happy, safe, secure. Grateful and full of wonder that they had all been courageous enough to trust that their love for one another would be enough to make this a reality...to make them a family.
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