“I’m ready,” said the boy.
“You’re not upset?” Georgia asked Richie.
He shook his head. “I’ll see him tomorrow.”
Georgia stared at her son with fascination. He seemed able to accept the men in his life on their own terms. If a ten-year-old could manage that feat, then Georgia had to start trying to do the same. For Richie’s sake, she had to let go of her anger and bitterness at Rick. She had to forgive, forget and move on.
“Thank you,” Georgia told Marenko. She gave him and Richie each a kiss as they headed out the door. “I can’t tell you what this means to him—and to me.”
“It’s no big deal.” Marenko shrugged.
“Maybe,” said Georgia. “But it’s the ‘no big deals’ that count.”
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