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She didn’t knohat to say Not standing there in a coffee shop

“You’re her!” Angie said, pushing her way past a stool in her path “You’re just like Mom!”

More people heard her than just the tomen next to them Other than a peripheral vision realization, A to see who, or how ie walked out on her She was pregnant, atte in front of her very eyes instead

Chapter Ten

“Angie!” Chasing after her sister on the beach, Aie didn’t stop Didn’t even slon Until, half a ie suddenly dropped to the sand in her nice clothes, sitting with her legs up, her ar out to the ocean

Other people milled around

Angie’s cheeks et Two small streams still trickled down them

“Angie I swear to you”

The wo to the tears on her face

“I’m so sorry, Mel” She turned as Aainst the butt of the leggings she had on, in preparation for bike riding that shethat afternoon

If she couldn’t

“What are you sorry for?” she asked, genuinely confused

“For what I said back there About you being like Mom”

The words had stung, particularly co fro

“Yeah, in so to look at her, her expression almost fierce “But I said it like Duane used to, like it’s a bad thing, and it’s not, Mel You’ve got her best qualities Her compassion Her loyalty Her determination to love fiercely”