Page 217 of Benji

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Soft.

Happy.

Safe.

And I realize something right then.

Something simple.

Something real.

I didn’t just get my second chance.

I earned it.

And now?

I’m gonna spend the rest of my life making damn sure I don’t waste it.

Not with her.

Not with our kid.

Not with the family we’re building.

Because this?

This right here?

This is everything I ever wanted.

And I’m never letting it go.

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The end.

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