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Lily held my hand the entire way to the airport. I clutched to her like the lifeline that she was, thankful she’d come into my life when she did. How I had managed without her sunshine, the happiness she’d brought to my heart, I had no f*****g clue.
Between her and Grey, I’d found my place. Contentment. Rest from all that had happened to me.
I couldn’t wish my childhood had been different, otherwise I’d never would have found my best friend, moved west, and met the one who brought light to the darkness inside me.
“Thank you,” I said, not for the first time, squeezing Lily’s fingers. “I—I couldn’t do this without you.”
“Grey would have been in my place if he’d been able to,” she reasoned quietly.
I shot a glance her way, frowning at her tone of voice. Was she still feeling
