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“Of course I’ll miss you. I know you don’t think this is the
best idea, but I still wouldn’t have made it this far without
all of your support.” For someone who claimed she hated
getting all sentimental, it was starting to seem like Delia
could do nothing but exactly that. “As much as I love you
for saying that, you do know that you’re allowed to have a
life of your own now, too, right? Whatever you felt like you
couldn’t do for the past couple of decades because of me,
now’s your chance.”

Doing as requested, Delia pressed a soft kiss against
Teddy’s cheek before pulling her in for a grateful hug.
“We’ll Skype all the time, I promise. I’ll complain to
you about how much I miss the rain, and you can tell
me all about your latest adventures in today’s world
of dating.”

“Oh, please. I’m old, Delia. I don’t think dating’s one of
my redeeming qualities anymore,” Teddy joked wistfully.
It was true that she’d given up a lot to raise her daughter on
her own, but she couldn’t think of any price she wouldn’t
pay to live it all again. There were many things Teddy had
held on to over the years — her grief, for one — but her
regrets were few and far between. And that alone, Teddy 
thought, was what made it more than worth it. 

“I’ll hold you to that promise,” she laughed sternly, 
adopting a tone she’d used with Delia when she was a
little girl. “But for now, you go — and you be great. Be
the soldier I raised you to be, Cordelia Altman.”