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“Go find her, Zach Tell her how you feel ” She pushed the hair from his eyes and smiled “She’s a part of our family She needs to know that ”

“She won’t care, Moo to prison ”

“You can’t claim all the blame, Zach ”

“Enough of it How could she forgive me?”

“Can you forgivesuch a bad mom in the last few years?”

“There’s no need ”

“That’s hoe do it, Zach We just … forgive I used to worry that you and Lexi were too young for love, and I still think of you as young, but you’re not, are you? None of us are, and life doesn’t take the straight road ”

“Where is she?”

“I don’t know that ”

Zach gave her a hug and then hurried out of the cabin She was still in the open doorway, staring up the empty drivehen she felt Miles come up beside her

He put an arm around her “He went to find Lexi?”

“Yep ”

“Change comes fast ”

“It can ” She turned into hiave him a kiss

It was a quiet miracle, really, the durability of their love