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“Happy Birthday Mom.” Tanya Sharp smiled almost sadly from the thirty-fourth floor of the office building where she worked. She was on the phone with her oldest daughter, Courtney, who was in California with her father. “Thank you honey…I miss you.” Tanya tilted the picture of her children toward her, missing them with all her heart. It was summer and the threesome were far away, with Dale, her ex-husband for the entire month. “I miss you too Mom. How does it feel to be forty?” Tanya groaned. “Don’t remind me.” Courtney laughed, the clear bell-like sound carrying over the miles to warm her mother’s heart. “Oh don’t have a cow Mom, you know you look thirty.” Tanya smiled, not believing it but loving the compliment anyway. “Are you having fun?” She asked tilting back in her chair. “Yeah, pretty much. Ryan and Laura are already asleep.” Tanya chuckled. “Well give them hugs for me and I’ll see you in three weeks.” It sounded like an impossibly long time to Tanya and her heart ached to be with the children she loved. “All right Mom, I’ll see you. Don’t work too hard.” They hung up and Tanya stayed in her seat a moment before swinging the chair forward and standing up to collect her jacket and purse.
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