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didn’t approve of Shanna or her new family. And he didn’t even know the full story—that her son could fly .
    â€œHere’s Shanna now.” Emma motioned to the double doors.
    Caitlyn spun around, her heartbeat shooting to a fast pace. Tears threatened at the sight of her sister. Shanna was accompanying another woman, and each carried a baby.
    Shanna still looked much the same, with her strawberry blond hair and blue eyes. She’d matured some, naturally, since Caitlyn had last seen her, but the years had only added a warm and beautiful glow.
    Shanna’s face lit up. “Caitlyn!” She rushed forward and passed the baby she was holding to Emma.
    Caitlyn wasn’t sure how to greet the sister she hadn’t seen in years, but her awkward hesitation quickly passed when Shanna threw her arms around her in a big hug.
    A few tears escaped as Caitlyn held her sister tight. It had been so long, but finally, she had her sister back.
    â€œLook at you.” Shanna leaned back and tears glistened on her cheeks. “You’re all grown up. And so beautiful.”
    Caitlyn wiped the tears from her face. “I always thought you were the beautiful one. I missed you.”
    Shanna hugged her again. “Did you meet everyone?”
    â€œEmma introduced me. Your daughter’s precious.”
    â€œI totally agree.” Shanna grinned. “You need to meet the birthday boy, too. He’s outside playing basketball.”
    And flying up to the hoop . Caitlyn needed to get her sister alone so she could ask a few pertinent questions.
    â€œOh, you haven’t met Heather.” Shanna motioned to the pretty redhead who was holding a squirming baby in her arms. “I was helping her with the twins, Jean-Pierre and Jillian.”
    â€œThis is Jillian.” Emma strapped the little girl into a high chair and handed her a cracker.
    â€œThey’re adorable.” Caitlyn admired the two dark-headed babies. “How old are they?”
    â€œEight months.” Heather placed the little boy on the floor, and he shot off in a fast crawl. She sighed. “He’ll be halfway back to Texas before the party’s over.”
    The women laughed.
    â€œI’ll watch him.” A young redheaded girl jumped to her feet and ran after the baby.
    â€œThank you, sweetie.” Heather smiled at Caitlyn. “That’s my daughter, Bethany, otherwise known as Assistant Mommy and Lifesaver.”
    â€œOlder sisters are good to have.” Caitlyn glanced at her sister. And really painful to lose.
    Shanna blinked and gave her a curious look. “We don’t have to be separated ever again.”
    Caitlyn gulped. Had Shanna read her mind? They’d been so close when young, always in tune with each other’s thoughts and feelings that she’d often wondered if they shared some sort of odd connection. It was a few years after Shanna’s departure that Caitlyn had realized the full extent of her own unique abilities. She’d written about it to Shanna, knowing her sister would understand, but there’d never been a response.
    â€œShanna was telling me about your family while we were in the restroom,” Heather said. “You lived in a lot of foreign countries.”
    Caitlyn nodded. “Yes, we lived in Poland, Belarus, Latvia—all over that area.”
    â€œAnd Mom home-schooled us,” Shanna added. “I swear, every time Caitlyn went out to play, a stray dog or cat would come up to her. Drove our mom crazy ’cause there were too many to keep, and she’d have to find homes for them.”
    Caitlyn smiled, remembering her favorite kitty, a solid black cat she’d named Mr. Foofikins. Now she understood why animals came to her, but at the time, in her youthful ignorance, she had assumed everyone could understand the noises made by their pets.
    â€œAnd every time we moved to a new place,” Shanna continued, “Caitlyn was the