Back Against the Wall

She swallowed and nodded. “I want to see Emily first, though.”

“Thank you,” he said, voice low, “for letting me try again.”

“I let myself get scared.” Looking past him, she smiled again. “Just so you know, here’s your chance to put up with my family some more.”

He grimaced. “You’ll have plenty of chances to put up with mine.”

“Starting Sunday.”

His eyebrows quirked, but then Matt and her father crowded into the cubicle. It all hit her at once. The two of them so relaxed together. Dad rushing to her side. Emily being okay. Tony open to a future with her.

Connected to him by firm grip on her hand, Beth soaked in an astonishing state of happiness. She could get used to this.

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