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“Are you here to see Nicole? She’s around so off with Liam,” she chuckled She raised her eyebrows at Mia “You know that boy is crazy about you, don’t you?” She giggled

Mia laughed and nodded “I’lance at me

“That’s lovely I reet you inside for dinner And this boy,” she pointed to me “He’d follow you to the end of the earth He would have done anything for you” Her eyes clouded over as she reh as she chuckled

“Mom,” I muttered, embarrassed Mia squeezed my hand

“You look after that boy of ood boy with a big heart He deserves the best”

A single tear trickled down my cheek At this moment, Mom looked more alive than I’d seen her in years The way her face lit up when she saw Mia, the sparkle in her eyes, it was incredible to watch I walked over and took Mom’s hand and squeezed it as Mia smiled

“I will, Mrs Cooper I promise I will”

THE END

Epilogue

“Did I tell you Beth is coht, too?”

Mia shot me a look Okay, I probably deserved that I knew they weren’t the closest of friends, but until now, Mia had respected my friendship with her

The truth was, I orried about Beth She was alht she was carefree before, then this was just fucking insane One minute she was hyper, and the next she was a mess

“Lucky I cooked extra,” Mia grumbled She handed me the salad to put on the table

I set down the salad and walked over to Mia, wrappingover her soft skin until it cupped her breast

“I have the sexiest woht here,” I whispered as I sucked on her earlobe