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He did, froe Or how exponentially his feelings had grown for her in the past week

When he was finished, she said, "I’e has been there for you Just like she’s always been"

Yes, without question, Paige had always been there when he needed her He owed her so h He just couldn’t wrap his rateful he was "I can tell," Susan continued, "how pleased you are to have ain?"

He stared out at San Francisco Bay, deciding he’d ansith the facts "She obviously did a good job raising thee Kelsey is a CPA Tony is getting athat she did a lot better for theh Susan spoke softly, she didn’t hold anything back She’d tried to teach all of the Mavericks to express what they felt, what they believed Some of them had learned it better than others

"It’s not polite to read people’sher stateain "Maybe she was trying to make up for what she did in the only way she could What she was never able to do for you, she tried to do double for theh Susan made sense, it didn’t lessen the ache inside hiht," he finally said "She let me stay with you and Bob"

"I love you too, honey" Then she added the kicker "I’ she can rebuild her relationship with you Any ht him to always be honest Even when it was difficult And damn, it was hard to admit to her, "I don’t know if I can do that"

"Evan, honey, have you ever thought that reconciling with your ht be less about what she needs and more about what you need?"

"I don’t need it" He had Susan He had Bob and the Mavericks Theresa had been gone so long that he couldn’t even relate to her as a mother

"When you didn’t knohere she was, you didn’t have to think about it But now she’s brought back all the shadows You can’t have those shadows hanging over you if you’re ever going to move on Especially after what Whitney did"

He’d co himself that he wouldn’t let Whitney steal another one into Paige’s apartht was Whitney If she’d ever found out, there would have been hell to pay Whichhis ex all the power she had never deserved

"Just think about what I’, okay?"