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I smiled "I love you, Alexandra Eryn Mathews, ainst my truck and watched as Lex talked to Graood-bye, and her tears were causing inable

"Are you okay, Will?"

I turned to see Ellie standing there My eyes burned fro

"Honestly? No"

She soing to be okay, Will"

I shookto tell ht"

I glanced over and saw a tear rolling down Ellie’s face As she wiped it away, she pushed off the truck and turned to face me

"If it’s meant to be, it will be" She barely smiled, and then she reached up and kissed me on the cheek

I nodded my head and watched as she turned and walked away

Mytobefore I’d left to come over here

I watched as Grace and Lex said their good-byes to everyone Luke was hugging Grace for so long that Ari finally had to pull hiood-bye to Colt He tried to see to miss her so much

When Lex turned and looked at me, she smiled that beautiful s with Banjo We had gone for a ride early this , and then we’d sat in his stall and just talked We’d agreed that the best thing to do would be for me to see her off with everyone else

She walked up to an sobbing

"Prohtly as I let my own tears fall "I proently wiped my tears from my face "I love you"

I tried my best to smile as I wiped her tears away "I love you led and shook her head "I’ll miss you"

I looked away and then back at her "God, Lex, I’onna miss you, too, baby"