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As soon as he was out the door, Beth called her aunt Sunshine answered after the first ring

"You heard what’s going on with yourBeth

"Yes, Mom called me just now I’h "You could have knockedbikini when Ellie invited me to lunch And that’s not all she did"

"I heard the two of you went for a e"

"We did far more than that We talked, Beth, really talked for the first time in nearly thirty years I have my sister back and I couldn’t be happier"

"That’s wonderful"

"I think so, too, and you’re the one who brought us together, the love we share for you"

Sunshine said she couldn’t be happier but Beth was the one bea, when Beth saw Sam, she told him the unbelievable events of the afternoon

"Well, your day was definitely more eventful than mine"

"That’s not all," Beth said

"You o and asked if you and I can join hiht There’s a fabulous steakhouse in town he knows about and he wanted to treat us Sunshine is invited too"

"That’s good news, isn’t it?" Sa us to dinner then they ht?"

"I believe they have"

"Do you see what you’ve done?" he said, holding her by the shoulders, his eyes filled with pride

"Me?"

"By standing up for yourself, you were able to bring your parents together"

"Maybe" Beth illing to accept a small role in the iht everything to a head once again when you introducedto back down fro me"

"And I won’t," Beth assured hiood, you andout for this fancy steak dinner I had better get hoht even put on the suit I wore for ood"

"I have the feeling it’s going to be a ht about that, babe" His sain?" Beth asked

"Why? Are you feeling insecure?"

"No, I just like to hear the words"

He chuckled "Love you, babe"

"Love you, too"