Disclaimer: Not my characters.
Word count: 100
A/N: Written for Fox for Yuletide 2007.

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Rizzo didn't know she would love the baby until the doctor placed him in her arms. As she gazed down at him, all the uncertainty and fear and pain faded; in their place was an emotion stronger than Rizzo had ever felt.

She blinked back tears, hardly able to comprehend that she was now a mom. This was her son and he was perfect.

Kenickie stood in the doorway, shifting nervously from foot to foot. He had proposed once a month, every month, and Rizzo suddenly knew that next time she would accept.

She smiled and held out her hand.