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She licks around my nipple

Presses a soft kiss there

Lifting her head, she looks atto fuck ain”

CHAPTER 20

Rachel

Estelle and George—or Geo as he likes to be called—are nothing and everything like I expected

I knew because Bodie is a good, decent, and loyal man that his parents would be near about the saracious, and down to earth I expected them to be simple, but not in a bad way Simple in that they derive their pleasures in life fros, mostly of which would be family

What I didn’t expect was hoarm they would be to me Maybe because Estelle is a far care of people, she iive h choices I’ve had tome about what I do for Ja with the men

They made me feel secure in where I stood at this point in my life

They made me realize it’s okay to be a crazy mess of a woman who really doesn’t knohat she wants anymore In no uncertain ter me… that it’s okay to have doubts and fears, but that they were confident ht decision

All of this occurred within just hours ofthereed I had to do it because Bodie told ot closer to the birth She wanted to be on hand to help Bodie with the baby, so I needed to get to know her

By the end of dinner, I honestly felt like I’d ht Bodie just s way, confident as he alas that his parents would

It’s why I’ theperiodically to watch Bodie and his dad participate in soao with his parents to the Boulder City Dae pancake breakfast this , which tasted especially delicious, so I had extra since I was eating for two We then strolled through shops, listened to live enerally basked in the carnival-like atht, there will be more music, and I’as valley

“Let’s try this one,” Bodie says with the exciteht punch to his shoulder It’s a classic ‘pop a balloon with a dart’ ga aas I am

Bodie and Geo pull their wallets out while Estelle and I stand back fro prize

“Rachel,” Estelle says softly, and it’s a tone that has roup discussion on the dyna on with Bodie, the baby, and otten overly personal Estelle’s tone tells me it’s about to I turn to her, a placid look on my face “I know you and Bodie have probably had some really deep talks about all of this, but I just wanted to offer my ear to you I’irlfriends or family to support you, but I’o back to Nebraska, you can call anytime”

A knot of eratitude at her offer It’s alht there and then

I’ve never been close to my parents, and not because they are bad people On the contrary, they sacrificed their relationship with their only daughter by letting me pursue my Olympic dreams That meant I often lived away from them Jacksonville, Florida wasn’t exactly the best place for a winter athlete to train So, from the time I elve until I left the Oly foster families out West where snoas plentiful, or I lived in the dors, Colorado

My time with my family was limited but focused, usually centered around holidays My parents fully supported my dreams They attended as many of my competitions as they could, but by the ti around the world It just wasn’t practical with their busy medical practices