His uncle's sweetheart
"What, you thought I wouldn't call my favorite cousin after she made such a splash on national television? I saw the news conference. You were amazing, Bernie."
His praise warmed her chest. "Thanks, Liam. Means so much coming from you.
“Ah,” he'd said then, voice light yet laced with a tad of seriousness: “It is it, huh? You're back in the game and not just back, making statements.”
The soft, unconscious sigh she let out was her drinking in the view, her nicely varnished desk made of wood, sleek furniture surrounding her, a conglomeration of symbols for this life that she had rebuilt from scratch. "It's what I want, Liam. It's taken so very long to get here, but I'm here."
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