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Beau sighed heavily and pushed his glasses up on his nose “Fine I detest the nebulizer and I don’t like the other treatments either I just want to be like everyone else, Mom”

“What a boring place this world would be if ere all the same” It was a senti conforhter they couldn’t control Until they gave e they didn’t want me

“You knohat I mean, Mom”

“I do,” I adh because I did know, and I understood more than he could understan

d at his tender age “And I wish I could o away, believe me I do But for now all we can do is cope with the cards we have”

He frowned at ht side of his ”

“Did I?” He gave an exaggerated nod but all I cared about was that his ser “What would you say about pizza for dinner?” Even though he didn’t have a traditional diet, Beau was no different from any other kid who’d jump for joy at the mention of pizza

“Okay” It was reluctant acceptance but I knew that wouldn’t last long “Key Largo’s?”

“Where else?” I’d never ever set foot inside a tropical theo Pizza Haven never did anything halfway The goddessesdown onlot, not that it would make the wait any shorter but if Beau suffered another attack I’d have to carry him and for that, distance mattered

The place s, like it always did because for soether

“Cross!” Beau darted between four tables, narrowlya pitcher of beer

“Beau,” I called, alorried when he ran when he should walk, anxious that exertion would bring on an attack If only I had the secret to putting a level head on such young shoulders

Then I spotted the reason for his excitee pizza on the table in front of hi “Hey kiddo, how’s it going?” I heard him say as I came up behind Beau

“Okay,” Beau said, pushing his glasses up again “Did you get picked on too?” Beau pointed to his still healing busted lip and Cross grinned