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I looked up at the painting again, before stepping closer to exa to see hoas secured to the wall, I lifted it, surprised by the weight

“What are you doing?”

Making sure I was careful not to drop it, I slowly lowered Precipice to the floor “This is i it with us”

“But you don’t like it”

I walked over and pulled her into an embrace “Let’s just say I have a new appreciation for it”

We spent the next few hours packing up the things she wanted to take now, knoe still had a ways to go She had a house full of furniture that needed to be dealt with, but it could wait

I headed ho the drive, I tried in vain to not think about that letter and the fact that at one point she was ready to end it all Even in death, that bastard nearly took her life

My hands squeezed the steering wheel I should really consider taking up poker because reatly Once she’d been found, I thought the threat had been reer was safe and away from that bastard; all she’d needed to do was heal It’s e’d all thought Her biggest threat in ht of the world onto her shoulders Eth, but also a weakness Her biggest weakness

I pounded ized for him, for what he’d done to her For what he’d done to Macy It pissed me off that she took on the blame for every despicable act that man had done, as if she’d had any control over them It wasn’t her fault None of it ithin her control, yet the guilt he’d left her with had nearly consumed her But she was here

Fuck! Those old shoulda, coulda, woulda thoughts cas before, I could have saved Ginger froone through with it, I would have never forgiven

Just when I’d thought the worst had come out and been dealt with, there was still ht A ht about it She’d not actually attempted to end her life No matter how much he’d tried to break her, she’d won No ht he’d broken her, she’d won

Nothrough everything together She’d let ht a smile to my face The last couple of years had been hell, but that was behind us now

The rest of the evening was relaxing Dinner, and a little TV before Shawn decided he was in the ame He now had his very own controller, thanks to a co to get the lid off his juice cup, which resulted in water spilling all over it

“You are really turning him into your mini me, aren’t you?”

I looked over and gave a quick shrug “I need soame with He’s already better than you, and he’s not even really playing”