Chapter 8: "Fly"
That Friday, Val Lanier glanced around the EMS station for the very last time. Hugged each of her unsuspecting friends good-bye. She had hugged a very surprised Tyler especially tight, whispering "I love you" in his ear before kissing him on the cheek and rushing out of his life for what seemed to be forever in her eyes. If only Tyler really knew, Val thought. As she continued walking through the almost empty parking lot toward her car, she felt as though her heart was a butterfly trying to fight it's way out of it's cocoon and fly away into the blue of the oh so inviting sky.
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A stunned Tyler Connel stood in that same exact spot for a few moments, his hand resting on the place on his face where Val had kissed him. He was savoring the moment, pressing it into his memory.
He found it extremely odd that she had hugged him so very tightly and had whispered those words in his ear-however lovely they were-although she had seemed to be quite angry at him up until that minute. He was so very confused...
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"Well, that's the rest of it," Joanne said omitting the emotion from her voice.
"Val blew out her breath in one sigh. "I still can't belive this is happening." Val said sadly.
"I know honey, but we have to make the most of it for now." She kissed her daughter on the forehead. "Everything will be okay. Really." she assured her daughter.
And so starts the journey to their new life in Myrtle Beach.