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Submitted to Contest #37
The day of Natalie’s due date was long and tiring. Pregnant with our third, she wasn’t much use around the house and I played both Mum and Dad for our two little daughters, Naomi and Susie. After having bought, served and cleared supper, put the two daredevils to bed and approximately tidied up, the sight of my bed was more enticing than I had ever remembered it being. I left my socks on, neglected to brush my teeth and fell into bed.There is a small bracket of time between wakefulness and sleep where one hovers between the two. It feels lik...
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