Dorothy couldn't help but wonder if there was something Everett wasn't telling her. Was someone threatening him, or was he facing some kind of impossible dilemma? "Just say it, I'm listening."

"I just think... You and Kenneth aren't right for each other."

Everett desperately wanted to pour his heart out to her, to take her in his arms and whisper over and over again that he loved her, and only her.

There had never been anyone else.

"That's it?"

"Yeah."

Dorothy looked at him, speechless for a few moments.

"Whether we're right for each other, that's for me to decide."

"Everett, I won't let you disrupt my life again. Never."

she was trying

hospital, Kenneth was anxiously sitting

called yet? Did she say when she

Just wait a

Dorothy had agreed to meet, and he

sure

Karen glanced at her

you. It's something I need

"Keeping secrets from me now? I might not help you next

to say anything

Do you think Dorothy will think I look old?" After all, he was several years older than

boost Kenneth's spirits, but he genuinely did look young. If it weren't for the time he had spent in the hospital, he could easily blend in at

briefly brightened before fading again. "Karen do you think... can I ever stand on my feet again?

might not want a boyfriend

it." Karen tried to reassure him. "If you're really concerned, let's follow Dr. Jeffrey Turner's advice and seek

Kenneth forced a smile.

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