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“How’s Lucy doing?” I ask, turning to Caroline, Colt’s mom

She looks up fro

“She’s doing really good” She turns her srees that she doesn’t want Lizzy to see her at the facility Her therapy sessions are going really well and see her”

“That’s good I’et home”

“She is, but knows this is what she needs She’s halfway there Only three months left”

Mythe steaks down toof chips and opening them to pu

t them in a bowl Both her and Caroline leave a few minutes later to carry their dishes to the picnic table

I feel arms wrap around me from behind and smile as I turn to face Colt He dips his head for a brief kiss, causing a low ache to forh

“I love that our fa with ether,” I tell him

His ar, taking s

“That’s because you’re pretty a people” His smile is lazy as he looks down at me

“Thank you, Blue”

“For what?”

I look around the yard and see it full of the people I love most in the world I wish I’d had the nerve to come clean sooner to my family I’ve missed so many years with them But now that I’ve told the our relationship

I look back at the man in front of ht He’s the one that’s iven iven me so much more Without him, I have no doubt I’d still be stuck ina lonely existence