The next day, Ford took his daughters to a local park so he would have time to talk to them. Piper stayed behind with her mom, who had been sick all morning to care for her. He had talked to Naomi that morning over breakfast and explained that he wanted to marry Piper and it was time to tell his daughters. He reminded her that Piper's mother didn’t have much time, and he loved her too much to let her miss having her mother there. Naomi approved, but asked that she could be there when he talked with the girls. To her surprise, he agreed it was a good idea. Naomi sat on the bench, trying not to cry. The trust was, she liked Mrs. Rose, and the woman had been kind to her and didn’t judge her for all her mistakes, unlike most people who only thought she was a gold digger and a tyrant. She felt

