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."

late in life, our bond had always

say anything else, but I knew. His will to keep

wasn't Narelle.

wanted him to hold on, there was only one option-saving her "Lena, can you reach out to Nate and

1. me.

by a heart attack, and Nate was the

back in a couple of days," Lena agreed easily, though there

I said, hope

off Yuna's heart transplant-if anyone could give

him.

smile before steering the convo in another direction. "That little girl, Nina- she's pretty pitiful. If you're not ready to send her back, at least go check

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at the

Sasha. She'd sent me the address, but I hadn't visited

was keeping Nina away, but

I will," I said

and I reached out to those girls you mentioned," Lena continued, pulling a file from her desk. "Most were unreachable, but three agreed to testify. Out of them,