From both of us. [She strokes Duchess's back for a moment longer, then lifts her gaze to Lydia's with a grin.] Don't forget, Duchess has two mommies now.
[Because even as children, with no real memory of each other, they had found each other. She had wanted that stuffy older girl with the pretty red hair to be her friend, and she'd welcomed Allison without reservation. They had been thick as thieves, and Allison found it wonderfully comforting.]
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[Because even as children, with no real memory of each other, they had found each other. She had wanted that stuffy older girl with the pretty red hair to be her friend, and she'd welcomed Allison without reservation. They had been thick as thieves, and Allison found it wonderfully comforting.]