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“How in the world did you manage to hold on to that thing all this time?”
A serious expression crossed Bethany’s face as she walked over to pick up the purse. She opened it and pulled out a picture. Turning it around, she showed it Lacey. Stunned, Lacey realized it a picture of the two of them taken at the beach two years ago.
“Because the only way I could stay strong was to look at this and remember why I was running. Why I had to stay away from you.” Tears started to drip down her cheeks, and Mason grabbed a tissue from the box by the bed.
He handed it to her then offered her a hug. “You did good, Bethany. You did real good, okay?”
“Yeah,” she whispered. She stepped back from his embrace and in a more chipper voice, asked, “So, what’s my role in this whole wedding thing?”
Mason took her hand and smiled down at her. “Daughter of the groom.”
Lacey motioned them next to her, then moved closer and she took Bethany’s other hand. “And daughter of the bride.”
“The missing piece of the puzzle?”
“No way,” Mason said. “The last piece of the puzzle. The piece that makes the picture complete.”
She grinned at her parents. “I like that.”
They all did.
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