#Leonie is a woman in her 40s, she could be your neighbor. After her divorce, she builds her new life. With neighbor Mandy she has dinner appointments of the good kind: Mandy cooks! Love also comes around the corner, with all the consequences that entails.

A little later indeed Julia, Martijn and Ismay entered, followed directly by Demi, Dagmar and Michiel. “So lady, you're starting to thrive,” she said to her sister as she put her hand on Dagmar's stomach. “So everybody just does that, huh?” said Dagmar. Leonie pulled her hand back in fright. “No, I don't care about you, but there are so many people who just put their hands on your stomach. I mean, you're not just going to sit on someone's belly!?” said Dagmar fiercely. “No, you are right. I've never actually done it to anyone before, only now to you. Maybe you're just incredibly cuddly now.” laughed Leonie.

A little later, Alexander, Leonie's brother, came in with Tamara and the four children, and Leonie was busy with drinking and cutting cake. Fortunately, Julia and Demi helped her. Dagmar was in deep conversation with Tamara, who also sat on Dagmar's belly a few times, saw Leonie.
At half past six, Leonie closed the door behind the last visit. Her children, too, were back to Erik. She collected the dishes and put on the dishwasher. So, that probably cleaned up! She immediately ran a vacuum cleaner through her apartment. It had been a pleasant afternoon, but she was also happy that it was over again.

She sat down on the couch with a cup of coffee. The same feeling as that morning fell over her. This is where she was sitting, alone on the couch, on her birthday. What makes you feel your birthday? Actually, you only really had that feeling when you were a little kid, until you were about ten years old. It was like you spent your whole life looking for that feeling of being your birthday. The bell rang and Leonie walked to the door. Mandy was at her door with a package. “This one was delivered to me yesterday,” she said, putting the package forward. “Was your birthday?” she continued. Leonie nodded. “Yes, it's my birthday today,” she said. “Congratulations!” Mandy said. For a moment she hesitated to give her three kisses on her cheeks for congratulations. “Do you want coffee?” asked Leonie. She saw Mandy hesitated. “With cake? I still have enough left!”

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