Her
parents,
who
had
retired
and
moved
to
Florida
years
ago,
had
offered
her
the
use
of
her
childhood
home
rent-
free.
As
a
result,
she
had
made
three
of
the
hardest
decisions
of
her
life.
First,
deciding
to
move
back
to
College
Park,
Georgia,
second
switching
from
being
a
nurse
who
worked
inside
the
hospital
to
a
home
healthcare
nurse,
and
finally
letting
Dare
Westmoreland
know
he
had
a
son.
More
than
anything
she
hoped
Dare
would
understand
that
she
had
loved
him
too
much
to
stand
between
him
and
his
dream
of
becoming
an
FBI
agent
all
those
years
ago.
Her
decision,
unselfish
as
it
had
been,
had
cost
AJ
the
chance
to
know
his
father
and
Dare
the
chance
to
know
his
son.
Crossing
the
room
she
picked
up
AJ’s
bag.
He
was
upset
about
leaving
his
friends
and
moving
to
a
place
he
considered
Hicksville,
USA.
However,
his
attitude
was
the
least
of
her
worries.
She
sighed
deeply
and
rubbed
her
forehead,
knowing
she
couldn’t
put
off
telling
Dare
much
longer
since
chances
were
he
would
hear
she’d
return
to
town.
Besides,
if
he
took
a
good
hard
look
at
AJ,
he
would
know
the
truth,
and
the
secret
she
had
harbored
for
ten
years
would
finally
be
out.
Deep
within
her
heart
she
knew
that
it
was
time.
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