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“What? Mohed The time for misdirection had co for hireith and the situation is less than ideal But together, we aps”

“Gaps, what are you talking about, Ardy?”

“The gaps that get left behind by life mom Those blank, e alone and incomplete”

“You’re twenty-three—”

“And I haven’t been happy in a long time Not really, we both know it I love you and our fa for you I’ve paid uilty, but they also lifted a weight off her shoulders

Her asped

“I’m sorry Mum I didn’tjust for ht to anyone else I’m twenty-three I still live around the corner fros When is that going to end? What happens when they don’t needa fabulous life and I’m left behind bitter and lost?”

“So, this is the answer? You run aith soerous le?”

“No, don’t cheapen what I have with, Deood man He takes care of his children and od forsaken reason I’one a lot differently and you know it He’s honorable in his oay”

“Oh, because he lives by some est code of ethics?” Her mother scoffed “You deserve better”

Her mother’s words pained her “I’ I need here” It’d never been aboutfor a man to move her

“Please just take your time with this, Ardy That’s all I ask Think about your future What kind of life could you possibly have with afaithful while he’s out on the road, or if he’s going to come home at all?”

“Suddenly, you’re an expert on MC life? Anylimited to bikers or men on the road”

“Come on, we’ve lived around them your entire life Neither of us is blind Their reality is harsh”

“Maybe, but fro in, it’s also very beautiful and simplistic These people are happy Happier than most people I knoork nine to five and have the white picket fence”