He squeezed her hand. ‘It’s yours. Your space. To become the artist you are.’
Skye nodded, too overcome to look at him just yet. When she could, she turned and looked up. ‘After Max, this is the best gift you could give me...you have no idea how huge this is...’
He wiped her tears away. ‘If it’s anything as huge as how grateful you make me feel every day then I have some idea.’
Skye smiled as her heart overflowed. She reached up and pressed a kiss to Lazaro’s mouth, saying, ‘I love you.’
When she pulled back she could see the emotion in his eyes too. She smiled and put her arms around him and their son, feeling the love all around them, binding them together and sinking roots deep into the ground. For ever.
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