fic: happy golden days of yore (golden girls)

Title: Happy Golden Days of Yore
Fandoms: Golden Girls
Characters: Rose Nylund, Dorothy Zbornak
Pairing: none
Rating: Gen
AO3 Tags: Alternate Universe - Different First Meeting, Pre-Canon, Holidays
Summary: On a snowy December afternoon in New York City, Rose crosses paths with a stranger.
Notes: Written for ~thinlizzy2 for Yuletide! I struggled a bit with writing this one, but in light of Betty White's recent passing, I feel as though I wrote the fic I needed to when I needed to write it. This one's for you, Betty. ♥

The barista slid a cup of coffee in front of her. “That will be 15 cents.”

Rose blinked. “And I’ll get a cup for her too.” She gestured to the woman and the baby behind her.

“You don’t have to do that,” the woman insisted, juggling the baby around to the other hip so she could reach into her purse. The little girl’s face scrunched together into a wail.

“You should be able to take care of your little one!” Rose insisted. Then she paused. “She is yours, right?” For all Rose knew, she could have been a nanny for some rich family in the city.

The woman raised an eyebrow. “I picked her up from the baby factory on 52nd Street. Of course she’s mine.”

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