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The doctor nodded. “Yes, this is a boy.”

Her and dad oohed and aahed, but I said very little, other than smiling.

The doctor pushed another button, and went back to a live feed. After a moment, she stopped the screen again.

“These are the hips.”

“This is the nose.”

“And, this is the vagina.”

I jumped from my seat, knocking the stool across the room. “Fuck Yes!”

The doctor damned near fell from her stool. I turned toward dad and raised my hand in the air.

He slapped his hand against mine. “I’ll pay you later.”

“Oh,” the doctor said. “Did you have a bet about twins?”

I shook my head. “No. We knew it would be twins. I bet one of them would be a girl.”

I’d never been so excited in my entire life.

Not once.

My life was complete. I always had an awesome dad, and I was aware of that.

But, ever since I was a little girl, all I ever wanted was a sister, and a mom.

And, now I had both.

I was so excited, I didn’t realize mom was crying. Heck, I was, too. I wiped my tears on my sleeve, leaned over her, and wiped the tears from her cheeks.

“I’m so happy right now,” I said excitedly. “I need a milkshake.”

She bit into her lip and nodded. Then, she raised her hand high in the air.

“Girl power,” she murmured.

She was the best mom ever.

I slapped my hand against hers, and mouthed my mantra.

Girl power.