Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

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I braced myself. What could he possibly need to say? Probably his last wishes-stuff to handle once he was gone.

"Uncle Damien, stop. You don't need to talk about this. You'll be fine," I said, trying to shut

it down.

But he wasn't hearing it. He went on, carefully spelling out every detail: his assets, properties, even people I should know about.

It felt like he was reading out a will. And yeah, we weren't super close, but it still hit hard. This wasn't just paperwork-it was goodbye in disguise.

Noticing my reaction, he softened his voice, trying to console me. "Rea, everyone's time comes. When it's mine, don't be too sad, okay? Your Aunt Abby and I will finally be with Narelle again. Our family will be whole. That's something to be happy about." Hearing that crushed me. I finally understood the loneliness he'd been drowning in since Hosing Narelle. Every day must've felt like an endless void.

He never talked about it, but his grief for her was carved deep into his soul.

My chest felt like it was in a vice. I squeezed his hand tight. "You still have me. You're the only family I have left now."

met so late in life, our bond had always felt

didn't say anything else, but I knew.

I wasn't Narelle. He wanted to leave-to

was Aunt Abby's fragile life. If I wanted him to hold on, there was only one option-saving her "Lena, can you reach out to Nate and ask for another favor?"

1. me.

Abby's fall was caused by a heart attack,

He's supposed to be back in a couple of days," Lena agreed easily,

I said, hope flickering

transplant-if

him.

direction. "That little girl, Nina- she's pretty pitiful. If you're not ready to send

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off at the new place, she kept asking for

She'd sent me the address, but I

why I was keeping Nina

will," I

you mentioned," Lena continued, pulling a file from her desk. "Most were unreachable, but three agreed to testify. Out of