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Anna and I spent as much time together as possible over the next few days… which was not much at all. With Joey and Matty home for the school break, she was working fewer hours and with them all the time. I did everything to ensure her I didn’t mind at all. Her sons had to come first. Always.
I did ask if she had plans for New Year’s Eve. Joey wasn’t on the schedule and hadn’t said anything about it. But Anna said it was a family night for them. A night they always spent together, celebrating the year that ended and looking forward to the one to come.
Maybe next year I could celebrate with them.
How quickly and completely I pictured myself as a part of their family scared me just a little. I hadn’t imagined having a family since Hillary died, but being with Anna, Joey, and Matty fel
