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"And she went back She loves you She told me how much she loves you"

"She loves Wesley, too They can be together He can give her everything She’ll want for nothing"

"She’ll want for you"

Grace broke on the last word and the tears poured froain, held her close

"Listen tofor her I’m not sure ill have happened to her while they had her Make her tell you,to the doctor Take her even if it’s against her will Proed How could she ever say no to him?

"Laila’s here for a reason For Laila, Eleanor will stay strong She’ll take care of Laila so you have to take care of Eleanor for ainst his shoulder Now she knehy Søren had insisted Wesley and Laila and even she should cosley Søren had known he would do this, known all along He wanted Nora to be surrounded by love after Søren had died for her They were plan B

"When the ti He’s a good ood person, and he’ll love her That’s all thatto Søren’s shoulders, felt the sers, the muscle in his ar, wanted to tell hih it made no sense, none at all This love went deeper than affection or attraction or roer, wilder It felt like faith

"I have to go"

"I’ll go with you Let me ith you, please At least a little while"

Søren said nothing at first He closed his eyes and Grace could do nothing but cling to his hand

"Would you? I would like that"

They left the house and stepped out into the newbornthe road and no cars passed the for him as he’d asked But she couldn’t stop the tears

"I’ve alondered if it would come to this," Søren said after twenty or thirty"When I was in se I know"

"Everything?" Grace tried to smile, tried and failed