Proposal Night, Reality Shattered
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ight, the spraine
d to explain, twisting her h
ly. "I understand
lking through rows of grapevines
leaving?" Maya aske
s booked," h
ll you... will you s
ature of their rela
rding the existing arrangements for your mother's care
relief cros
nelt, her fingers gently
she asked, her touc
saw a different M
r phone
her expression im
ready standing up. "He's
ched her
er take her to Queens, but she'
. She wanted
ack, closin
le, the way she used to fuss ove
istake, a desperate attempt to fil
s helping him pack some remaining pe
was sligh
clear and sharp, talking to someone on the p
k God! Can you believe I almo
, then
. But the money was good, I can't lie. Mom's set, M
her
o Ethan on what was supposed to be the wedding day. A little
blood
humil
n with her friend, her voice drippin
was the r
fferent, but