Chapter Sixteen: Self-preservation

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Beth I chewed my way through two slices of pizza, but honestly I could barely taste it. And afterwards the indigestion I felt had very little to do with the spicy Italian sausage on that second slice. Rafe was busy playing with Lucy in the arcade. I turned Charlie’s wheelchair so that Nana Charlie could also enjoy their antics. They road motorcycles, raced cars, sliced virtual fruit, rolled skew balls, and tossed basket balls. He was so good with her, that it hurt to watch. Gabe had never taken us to this particular restaurant. We’d only been here before because one of Lucy’s little friends had held their birthday party here last year. In fact, Gabriel didn’t really like to be seen in public with us anywhere, not when we were married, and certainly not now. I suppose being seen out a

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