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“What’s wrong?” Skeeter asked her mother, uncertain.
ОглавлениеRita swiped a tissue over her eyes, reached out and hugged her daughter. “I’m crying because I’m happy.”
“But you’re okay?” Skeeter pressed, confused.
Rita hugged her again and gave a brisk nod. “I’m more than okay. I’m wonderful. I’m going to open my own bakery.”
Rita flashed Brooks a smile that thanked him for his caring, his friendship, his support and maybe more.
“This makes our celebration tonight doubly sweet.”
“It does.”
Rita sailed into his arms and hugged him, holding tight, feeling more right and natural than he had hoped and dreamed for years. “Thank you.”
“For what?”
Her smile said more than words ever could. “Everything.”
His heart burst wide open, embracing her, her family. Holding her, cherishing her—this was the future he’d wanted and needed without knowing it.