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“Let uess The people closest to you weren’t?”

“Nope, and they don’t let et it either,” she mumbles

“That’s how fa like the”

“Exactly,” she crows

“You’ve met Rolly’s mother, Allie My fanant they did nothing to hide their disappointment Except for my mom No matter what, she’s always been on my side Even if I'ree with my choices, but will always be there”

“She sounds a”

“She is,” I agree My mom and I are thick as thieves That’s what happens when you have a broken family with clearly drawn battlefields

“Okay, I could spend a day exploring things in your office We should probably get to work, so we can eat”

“You’re right” The room shrinks in around us, and I take a shaky breath This feels like a momentous occasion I release her hand and walk to the desk, pulling out the spare chair I’d brought over

“Sweet set up,” she says sitting beside me in front of the double monitors

“Thanks I splurged a few years back It helps to be able to coers fly over the keys as I log in and pull up the ies on the thuo We’re looking to replace the banner on the site, post so in the calendar Then I need to pick twelve for each month next year”

“Jesus, Ih”

“I think you have plenty of brain juice to spare,” I say as I click open and atch as the day neither of us will ever forget is brought up on the screen Silence falls Neither of us speaks Perhaps we’re grieving for what once was I clear irls and the cars stand out against the urban, graffiti-laden walls We’ve gotten the vibe anted The price was too high to pay I’

“The shots are beautiful,” she says

“Yes, they are”