soldierheartcd:

Of course I do. I love you more than
anyone else in the whole world. The
words were right there on the tip of
her tongue, but it was sadly where
they would stay. Her gaze quickly
dropped to the floor below as she
instead replied, “I shouldn’t even
be here right now. I really need to
go before I end up getting you in
even more trouble than I already
have.”

“I  don’t  care,”  Teddy  said fiercely. “It’s
worth it.” It was true  —  any punishment
was worth the slightest moment  with her
daughter,  however  fleeting;  in  Teddy’s
eyes,   there  was  no  worse  crime than
keeping  a  mother  away  from her child.
These  past  few  weeks  had been a trial
like  Teddy  had  never  known,  and she
knew  she  wouldn’t  be able to stand the 
h e l l     of      waiting      much     longer.

“Oh, Delia,” she gasped, tears springing
to  her  eyes before she could stop them. 
“I’ve missed you so much.”