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

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"Wrap it up in a gift box-it's for someone," Lindey told the clerk. She turned, and the moment her eyes landed on me, her voice wavered. "Rea."

"Hi Lindey." I said, stepping toward her.

Her eyes filled with tears almost instantly. "Rea..

That was all she managed to say. Just my name like she had so much on her mind but couldn't get the words out.

1 studied her quietly. In just a few months, her hair had more streaks of gray, and her face. looked tired, drained of life. The spark in her eyes was gone.

I didn't need to ask how she'd been. Matthew's illness, the tension between her sons, the family crumbling-it was written all over her face.

It all seemed to unravel after I broke up with Jace. They say a peaceful family brings prosperity, and looking at her now, I finally got it.

you been?" she asked after a

"I'm doing well."

like she needed to convince herself. "That's good.

how she was. The answer was painfully

for someone?"

chimed in.

He's mentioned her before..." Her

know what to say. "Lindey,

could you come visit sometime? Matthew doesn't have much time left. He really wants to see you." Hearing those

said after a

say people are most honest near the end, and for all Matthew's wrongs,

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me know when

gratitude and excitement left me feeling

selection. "Let me handle it," she insisted. "Lindey, no," I said firmly. "It's a gift from me. It only counts if I pay for

away, though she kept glancing back over

as she was gone, Lena