Shelby put in her time, did the right thing, took good care of her mom, and now it's her turn. She's going to go back to school. She says she's going to be a nurse, but you watch-she'll end up a doctor or something. She's quiet, but scary smart. She has money from selling a paid-off house-so she can travel all over the world, pay for a dozen years of college. You know how important that is, we've been all over the world and it's worth seeing." Aiden laughed. "I hope she sees better parts than we did. You saw a bunch of deserts, I went to sea, medical officer on a ship…" "But it all counts. Life experience-it's worth it. She's young-she has time to look around. I'll tell you what-that girl's going to have men hunting her down, she's that good-looking. She never had that before. In high school she was shy, had a couple of short-term boyfriends, but she lost a lot of shyness, got tougher and more aggressive while she was taking care of her mom and had to go up against doctors and therapists and hospitals and insurance companies." His eyes glistened proudly. "Believe me, she's ready now. It's her time." He's letting her go, Aiden thought. For her, though it's going to kill him.
( Robyn Carr )
[ Temptation Ridge ]
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