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Chapter Thirty-Two

Elizabeth

I didn’t kno to tell Tristan what Tanner had told me We drove to Ma that bothered me, but he didn’t pressure me to talk about it I tried to put onreception; I tried my best to be happy for them, but inside my heart was so confused

Eed Tristan out to the dance floor I couldn’t help but s come on and watched Emma step onto his feet Mama came over to me in her beautiful ivory dress and sat beside ht," she said Her sood enough?" Such a big part of me felt somewhat betrayed by her sudden rush to the chapel She’d always had a way of rushing all of her relationships, but she hadn’t been crazy enough to walk down the aisle with a , Maain? You could’ve asked me for help"

Her face reddened with eer "Stop it, Liz I cannot believe you would say that to me, on today of all days"

"It’s just…this is all so sudden"

"I know"

"And I know the "

"The reed I cocked an eyebrow "Really, it doesn’t"

"Then what is it? Give me a reason you would rush into this crazy situation if it isn’t for theout of this?"

"Love," she whispered, her lips curving up "I’anotherover "How could you just throw the letters away like that?"

"What?"

"Dad’s letters I found thee bin before Ehed heavily, folding her hands together "Liz, I didn’t just throw them away I read each and every one of those letters every evening for sixteen years straight Each night Hundreds of letters And then one day I woke up and realized that the security blanket I earing was really nothing but a crutch keepinght ive into passion And then I forgot I forgot everything he taught me the day he left I lost myself I had to step away from the crutch of those letters in order to heal You are so er than me"

"I still feel weak Almost every day, I feel weak"