through the mess.”
“Oh, Mom.” Patience stood and moved around the table. She bent low and hugged her mother.
Ava held on tight. “I love you so much.”
“I love you, too.” She crouched in front of her mom. “So you’re doing the wild thing with this guy?”
“Maybe.”
“You’re practicing safe sex, right? There are issues that don’t involve pregnancy.”
Ava laughed. “Yes. We’re very safe.”
“Then I’m happy for you. I wish you would have told me, but I understand why you wanted me to make my own decision about Steve.” She stood and smiled. “Admit it. You were secretly thrilled when Justice’s report came back clean.”
“I was very pleased to hear the man I was dating didn’t have a criminal record.”
Patience returned to her chair. “Anything else I should know?”
“That’s it.” Ava’s humor faded. “I hope you understand. After I was diagnosed with MS, I couldn’t seem to pull myself together. Then your dad left and it was just the two of us. I was so scared. Since then, I haven’t met a man who could see past the disease. Until Steve.”
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