Kissing the Babies

She tucked each one in, arranging them so carefully, nine assorted dolls and stuffed animals on one American Girl doll bed. One Dora the Explorer, one we call Saphira, one Strawberry Shortcake & one Lemon Meringue, one FunShine Bear, one pink baby, one Dreft bunny, one pink teddy bear, one lion Beanie Baby, and lastly one butterfly Beanie Baby perched on top of Felicity's bed. No, no Felicity doll, just the bed. She tucked each one in and kissed them each good-night. Kiss, kiss, kiss, nine kisses all around and one more through the drapes for good measure.