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Smoother than a gentle breeze=Flowin' through my mind with ease=Soft as can be, well
When you're lovin' me=When you're lovin' me
Love to be right in the waves=Of your love, enchanted with a touch
And it seems to me=We could sail together=In and out of mystery
Well, I wanna be living, for the love of you=Alright now
All that I'm giving, is for the love of you=You got me, girl
I wanna be living, for the love of you=Alright now
All that I'm giving, givin' is for the love of you=Oh, yes, I am
Paradise I have within=Can't feel insecure again
You're the key=Well, and this I see=Oh, I see
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Detective Sergeant Annalise Villa worried herself sick over the past three weeks since her doctor's visit revealed some very
shocking news: she and Rosie are expecting TWINS...her mother Daisie was away from the city, visiting her son (and Annalise's
younger sibling, Marcos)...this left the thirty-something Latine Miami Detective with one option to share her news with (at least
for the immediate future): Rosie's mother, Donna Rosewood.
The older woman promptly responded to her 'daughter-in-law's' text, requesting that they meet at the Rosewood home later
that after begging off her duties at the lab for the remainder of the day (more accurately, she informed her son that she would
be 'back in the morning') she responded to his inquiry as to why she needed the time with "None-ya."
"Now, what's troubling you, Child?" Mother and 'Daughter' are settled in the Rosewood's sitting room, sipping iced tea."
"I love your son, Mrs. Rosewood - MOM" - Annalise corrected quickly. "Je suis amoureuse de lui ."
"Yes, darling, I know." Oui chérie, je sais . You are pregnant, aren't you?"
Startled, Villa lowered her eyes and whispered, "Yes. I'm terrified and exhilarated at the same time."
Donna nodded thoughtfully. "Hm. You are concerned about his health and whether he will survive to see his child grow to
adulthood."
Annalise admitted that this was true and that she doesn't know what to do. "I want to be with Rosie FOREVER, Mom. I don't
just the one child with him - I want however many HE wants. But...I have lost one husband prematurely, which left me utterly and
completely and utterly devastated...I...to lose ROSIE...I..."
Donna left her seat to embrace the distraught younger woman, whispering soothing endearments in an attempt to calm her fears.
"When Beaumont was born, they took him from me after 15 minutes, I think...after that spent the next forty days in the NICU.
father wasn't then and isn't now a man of faith, but he prayed with me every day until his release...EVERY DAY." She sighed
deeply and remarked, "We worried over that child night and day: he insisted on joining the basketball and football squads,
which was both terrifying and admirable."
"I can't imagine!" Annalise muttered. "Rosie and I might face that same dilemma, and I worry about how I'll react."
"Senior and I. Pippy and TMI. Daisie. There won't be a dearth of family and friends upholding you. MOTHERHOOD...it's truly
magical, Annalise. You'll see." Not long after, the two say goodbye.
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Now and then I lose my way=Using words that try to say
What I feel, yeah, love is real=Oh, love is real
I might as well sign my name=On a card which could say it better
Time will tell 'cause it seems=That I done just about all that I can do
I know that I'm livin', for the love of you=Oh, yes I am
I know that I'm livin', for the love, love of you=Every, everyday I, livin', for the love of you
I'm living, for the love=Each and every day, oh yes I do
I'm gonna say it one more time...
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At home, Villa eschewed wine with dinner, and though Rosewood quirked an eyebrow, he said nothing. While clearing
the table, his life partner commented, "I didn't have wine because WE'RE PREGNANT, Rosie...and I'm scared and worried
and I..."
"Of course you are; ALL OF THAT: scared, unsure, doubtful, uncertain...we'll have the best OB available - the best birthing
center, and two of the foremost experts in the science of childbirth: OUR MOMS."