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Evan would take care of everything, Paige knew And leaving Modesto would also help get Theresa away fro back in her life

"Why don’t you take so hard to let her come to it in her own time

But Tony wasn’t afraid to push "It’s tih, but he’s gone"

"I know," she said "But adjusting to a new coe was frightening

"We’ll all help you find the right fit," Kelsey said "I bet Evan has a million contacts You could even live with me, if you’d like"

Theresa looked at them all, and her arms moved as if she wanted to throw them around her entire faiveness envelope his mother, final and complete

It was all she could ever have hoped for him

And for herself, to be loved by this beautiful man

They gobbled the trifle down to the bare bowl and finished the carafe of coffee Peace settled over Evan as he surveyed his new fae had ot a present for you, to say thank you for all you did for us" Kelsey reached down beside the sofa to produce a flat box She leaned over to lay the gift on his lap "I hope you like it"

The box was fairly heavy, and he tore off the paper He hadn’t needed anything in return for what he’d done to chase off Theresa’s abuser, but the offering ware photo fraet all these?"

"I told Susan what I wanted to do, and ent through her photo books when you left for the hotel after Yahtzee"

"What a beautiful idea" Paige leaned over to look, her scent weaving uys sure were hotties even back then"

Front and center was a photo of the Mavericks taken shortly before they’d all left Chicago Their hair was longer, and he and Matt weren’t nearly as well built yet, but they’d just made their pact and were ready to take the world by storm

The other pictures were in a satellite around the center, including one of the Spencers--Bob, Susan, Daniel, and Lyssa--and a photo of Susan and Bob on their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary just a couple of years ago Kelsey had also included a shot of herself and Tony when they were about ten His hair was longer than he wore it now, hers shorter Right beloas a photo of Susan and Theresa from the past weekend, the tomen who had helped shape hiivenbetter"