"She Would Have Hated This". "Don't cry," Damien said, rubbing her back in slow circles. "She would hate seeing you cry." Maya looked at him and thought, he's right, She would. Maya let herself weep the way she only ever wept , where no one expected her to stop. It has been seven years since her mother died and this was the fifth time she was visiting her mothers grave. She was there with her step mom, step sister and fiancee. After a few minutes she turned to face them, "Can you give me a minute? Just one minute." "Of course, baby." Victoria squeezed her shoulder. "Take your time." Ciara held on a second longer before letting go. "I brought him today, Mama." Her voice came out low. Private. "Damien. He didn't have to come but he wanted to." She wiped her face with the back of her hand. "I think he might be the one. He's been good to me. And if he's who I think he is , if this works, I'll finally have enough ground to go after Dad properly." She exhaled hard
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