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“Because of the way I found you wandering the streets of Chelsea in the early hours of thecould have happened to you, and you sees Luckily for you, Michael was following you and called me to tell me where you were”

Shocked, I gaped at him “He followed me?”

“Whatever is going on between you, he cares about you He wouldn’t let anything happen to you Which doesn’t change that what you did was stupid”

Hearing the bite in his tone, I realizedit in It distractedcare of me from a distance “Dad, I’m sorry All I seem to do is worry you”

“I’rief “Who’s already lost one kid Believethe safest, happiest life and I’d still worry about you”

My heart ached for hiot he dealt with Dillon’s loss every day too And it was every day I knew that The intense, suffocating pain of grief could lessen and dull over the years, but it never went away Especially not for a parent I knew Dillon was alith my mom and dad

“Will you be okay?”

“I’ll be fine,” he promised, and I knew he meant it

“Do you think …” I hesitated, hoping I wasn’t out of line with ?” After Darragh ht about it a lot I’d decided it would be a travesty if Dad didn’t date My parents had us young, so my dad was only in his mid-fifties, and he could definitely pass for his et yourself a hot, young thing?” I teased “And by young, I er than you”

Dad gave a huff of laughter “You think a wo to be interested in me?”

“Dad, don’t be self-deprecating You know you look good”

“And you’re advocating that I date a younger worinned

“Yes! Why not? I have done the dating thing After years of terrible dates with guys er, I moved up ten years, and they’re still e, Dad Trust me”

My father see in his head, and I se deeper between hi someone with fewer issues than Sorcha McGuire would be a welcoe for him

“Will you think about it?”